There are climate and environmental activists. And then there are people like Craig Rosebraugh. At the turn of the century, the Portland, Oregon, native was involved in an animal rights movement called the Animal Liberation Front which morphed into the Earth Liberation Front.
The ELF consisted of non hierarchical cells located around the country, cells involved in often destructive environmental activism. For a time Rosebraugh became the de facto media spokesman for the movement.
Rosebraugh participated in numerous protests and was arrested at minimum a dozen times. He was subpoenaed by grand juries and appeared against his will before Congress. He was also on the receiving end of police beatings. His home and office were raided by the FBI.
In 2004, Rosebraugh published his best-selling memoir Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The FBI vs. the Earth Liberation Front. The book has been re-issued with an updated prologue and epilogue.
Tandy Culpepper talks with Craig about the book and his journey as an activist in the early days of the effort to bring awareness to climate change.
