Police warn of growing threat from eco-terrorists | Environment | The Observer

This is worrying; ostensibly because it represents a new terrorist threat thus: "Police have warned of the growing threat of eco-terrorism after revealing they are investigating a group which has supporters who believe that reducing the Earth's population by four-fifths will help to protect the planet."
However, I'm not so sure that this isn't an attempt to demonise people like those who get involved in climate camps and similar protests (and I could be one of them).
"Among the network of groups under the Earth First! umbrella are various climate camps. Last August police found a stash of knives and weapons beside one such camp in Kent. Protesters, however, said they had nothing to do with the weapons and accused police of launching a 'smear campaign'."
Now I'm not saying that there cannot be extremists in this way in the environmental movements. However, I think we should recognise that just as one idiot (and I use the word under etymological advisement) attacking an abortion clinic doesn't justify keeping all Christians under suspicion or even surveillance, so here.

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