No Option But Sabotage
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
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Thomas Zeitzoff traces the origins, rise, decline, and potential resurgence of radical environmentalism in the United States, drawing on interviews with over 100 activists and experts.
He examines key factions—Earth First!
, the Earth Liberation Front, animal liberationists, and figures like Ted Kaczynski—alongside the movement’s tactics from monkeywrenching to arson.
The book situates these actors within broader cultural currents (including punk and anarchism) and governmental responses such as the post-9/11 Green Scare.
Zeitzoff interrogates why more extreme tactics have not widely re-emerged despite escalating climate threats and increasing repression.
He assesses strategic debates within the movement and the implications for future climate and democracy struggles.
He examines key factions—Earth First!
, the Earth Liberation Front, animal liberationists, and figures like Ted Kaczynski—alongside the movement’s tactics from monkeywrenching to arson.
The book situates these actors within broader cultural currents (including punk and anarchism) and governmental responses such as the post-9/11 Green Scare.
Zeitzoff interrogates why more extreme tactics have not widely re-emerged despite escalating climate threats and increasing repression.
He assesses strategic debates within the movement and the implications for future climate and democracy struggles.
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Thomas Zeitzoff, "No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis" (Oxford UP, 2026)
