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== Career ==
== Career ==
Earth First! was founded in 1980 by Mike Roselle, [[David Foreman|Dave Foreman]], Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lerner|first=Michael A.|date=1990-04-15|title=The FBI vs. the Monkeywrenchers: The Eco-Guerrillas of Earth First! Say They're Saving the Planet, The Government Calls Them Criminal Saboteurs.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-15-tm-2077-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Rainforest Action Network was founded in San Francisco in 1985 by Roselle and Randy Hayes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nosowitz|first=Dan|date=2019-09-16|title=How the Save the Rainforest movement gave rise to modern environmentalism|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/9/16/20863152/save-the-rainforest-environmentalism-conservation|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref> Roselle states that he has been arrested about 50 times in his career; he says that "it's hard to remember them all anymore."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Oloffson|first=Kristi|date=2009-10-12|language=en-US|work=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1929701,00.html|access-date=2020-11-13|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> He participated the [[Washington A16, 2000]] protest, along side environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill and [[United Steelworkers of America]] president [[George Becker (labor leader)|George Becker]].<ref name=":0" />
Earth First! was founded in 1980 by Mike Roselle, [[David Foreman|Dave Foreman]], Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lerner|first=Michael A.|date=1990-04-15|title=The FBI vs. the Monkeywrenchers: The Eco-Guerrillas of Earth First! Say They're Saving the Planet, The Government Calls Them Criminal Saboteurs.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-15-tm-2077-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Rainforest Action Network was founded in San Francisco in 1985 by Roselle and Randy Hayes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nosowitz|first=Dan|date=2019-09-16|title=How the Save the Rainforest movement gave rise to modern environmentalism|url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/9/16/20863152/save-the-rainforest-environmentalism-conservation|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref> Roselle states that he has been arrested about 50 times in his career; he says that "it's hard to remember them all anymore."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Oloffson|first=Kristi|date=2009-10-12|language=en-US|work=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1929701,00.html|access-date=2020-11-13|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> He participated the [[Washington A16, 2000]] protest, alongside environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill and [[United Steelworkers of America]] president [[George Becker (labor leader)|George Becker]].<ref name=":0" />


Roselle is the co-author of his biography, ''Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action'' (2009)''.''<ref name=":2" />
Roselle is the co-author of his biography, ''Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action'' (2009)''.''<ref name=":2" />

Revision as of 20:51, 14 February 2022

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, alongside 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Grigoriadis, Vanessa (2011-06-21). "The Rise and Fall of the Eco-Radical Underground". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ a b Lindsey, Daryl (2000-04-18). "Labor Meets the Granola Crunchers". Salon. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Kupfer, David (2016-04-29). "'If We Are Compromising, We Are Doing a Disservice'". Progressive.org. The Progressive Inc. Retrieved 2020-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c Cecil-Cockwell, Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Malcolm (2012-02-08). "The Radicals: How Extreme Environmentalists Are Made". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Nosowitz, Dan (2019-09-16). "How the Save the Rainforest movement gave rise to modern environmentalism". Vox. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  8. ^ a b Oloffson, Kristi (2009-10-12). Time. ISSN 0040-781X http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1929701,00.html. Retrieved 2020-11-13. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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