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Ecodefense

Ecodefense: The Ethics of Monkeywrenching is a book edited by Dave Foreman, published by Abbzug Press, Third Edition. Forward by Edward Abbey.

CONTENTS

Introduction to the Third Edition
FORWARD! by Edward Abbey
CHAPTER 1 STRATEGIC MONKEYWRENCHING
CHAPTER 2 THE FUTURE OF MONKEYWRENCHING
CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPMENTS
 Tree spiking
 Tree pinning
 Ceramic Spikes
 Rock Spikes
 Plastic and Wood Pulp
 Survey stakes
 Mining
 Powerlines
 Seismographic Lines
 Plugging Waste Discharge Pipes
 Grazing
CHAPTER 4 ROADS AND TIRES
 Road Spiking
 Spikeboards and Nailboards
 Caltrops
 Other Tire Flattening Methods
 Snowmobiles
 Closing Roads
 Plugging Culverts
CHAPTER 5 VEHICLES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT
 Disabling Vehicles Outline
 Heavy Equipment
 Cutting Torch
 Burning Machinery
 Aircraft
 Vehicle Modifications
 Water and Big Yellow Machines
CHAPTER 6 ANIMAL DEFENSE
 Trap lines
 Snares
 Coyote Getter
CHAPTER 7 MISCELLANEOUS DEVILTRY
 Urban Monkeywrenching
 Slingshots
 Condo Trashing
 Computer Sabotage
 Stink Bombs
 Smoke Bombs
 Jamming Locks
 Disrupting Illegal Activities
 Trash Return
 Mountain Bikes
CHAPTER 8 PROPAGANDA
 Advanced Billboarding
 Billboard Trashing
 Billboard Revision
 Burning Billboards
 Paint Remover
 Posters and Silent Agitators
 Correcting Forest Service Signs
 Spray Paint Slogans
 Stencils
CHAPTER 9 SECURITY
 Basic Security
 Military Movement
 Rules of Security
 Disposing of Evidence
 Avoiding Arrest
 Camouflage
 Tools of the Trade
 Radios and Communications Equipment
 Eyes of Night
 Tracking
 Car Camping
 Daily Routine
 Mental Conditioning
 Surveillance
 Counterintelligence
 Advanced Investigation Methods
 Police Undercover Operations
 Counter security
 Pursuit and Evasion
 Arrest
 Media Relations
 General Security Field Notes
EPILOGUE: MARINE MONKEYWRENCHING

Defined

Ecodefense is economic warfare in defense of habitat and life. The object of ecodefense is to make the destruction of life and the environment that supports life more expensive (in terms of economics) than it is worth. Therefore, ecodefense is a body of actions that boosts the cost of industrialization with the intent of protecting habitat. Ecodefense is generally defined to include legal and illegal means of slowing down or halting habitat destruction.

Monkeywrenching is a form of ecodefense. So are temporary restraining orders, tree sitting, tree spiking, tree pinning, billboarding, blockades, and civil disobedience.