Mike Roselle

Mike Roselle (born 1954) is an American environmental activist and author who is a prominent member of the radical environmentalism movement.[1][2] Roselle is one of the co-founders of the radical environmental organization Earth First!, as well as of Rainforest Action Network, the Ruckus Society, and Climate Ground Zero.[3][4][5]

Early life

Roselle grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child in 1968.[5] During his youth and after his relocation to California, Roselle became more interested in politics.[5]

Career

Earth First! was founded in 1980 by Mike Roselle, Dave Foreman, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.[6] Rainforest Action Network was founded in San Francisco in 1985 by Roselle and Randy Hayes.[7] Roselle states that he has been arrested about 50 times in his career; he says that "it's hard to remember them all anymore."[8] He participated the Washington A16, 2000 protest, along side environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill and United Steelworkers of America president George Becker.[3]

Roselle is the co-author of his biography, Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action (2009).[8]

References
  1. Kuipers, Dean (2009-11-05). "He puts beliefs on the line". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. Grigoriadis, Vanessa (2011-06-21). "The Rise and Fall of the Eco-Radical Underground". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. Lindsey, Daryl (2000-04-18). "Labor Meets the Granola Crunchers". Salon. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. Kupfer, David (2016-04-29). "'If We Are Compromising, We Are Doing a Disservice'". Progressive.org. The Progressive Inc. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  5. Cecil-Cockwell, Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Malcolm (2012-02-08). "The Radicals: How Extreme Environmentalists Are Made". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. Lerner, Michael A. (1990-04-15). "The FBI vs. the Monkeywrenchers: The Eco-Guerrillas of Earth First! Say They're Saving the Planet, The Government Calls Them Criminal Saboteurs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  7. Nosowitz, Dan (2019-09-16). "How the Save the Rainforest movement gave rise to modern environmentalism". Vox. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  8. Oloffson, Kristi (2009-10-12). "Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-11-13.


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