Ok, this one should be filed in the “what were you thinking category”. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is taking credit for a fire early Monday (03 Mar 08) morning in Woodinville, WA area that destroyed 3 green luxury homes. Woodinville is a suburb of Seattle.
The ELF is a loosely organized network of radical environmental groups. Since the 1990s they have taken credit for several attacks.
The homes were a part “Street of Dreams”, a showcase for builders, landscapers and designers using the latest in environmental friendly building techniques.
It seems that the ELF was protesting this rural cluster development (RCD) near the headwaters of the Bear Creek. Bear Creek is the home of the endangered Chinook salmon.
Let’s think this one out. A group that is supposed to be concerned about the environment burns down homes in an effort to protect the environment. What was the environmental impact of the fire? Or what if the fire had spread to surrounding undeveloped areas? It seems that there are better ways to protect the environment than burning houses down. The ELF crossed the line years ago from a group of concerned citizens to radicals that will do anything in the name of their cause.
The Dee Zone 
Agreed!
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Yeah, that’s not making a lot of sense. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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Redheadrev,
It is strange.
I enjoyed reading your blog.
DH
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I think I need to sue the ELF for defamation of character, because they are giving my nom de plume and its namesake a very, very bad reputation! 😉
What they are doing makes absolutely no sense. Then again, I never understand destruction for the sake of destruction. I wonder what they think they are accomplishing by doing that? The insurance policies will pay off, and the homes will be rebuilt.
I suspect that the Chinook salmon would be very carefully protected by the people who purchase homes of that value, since the geography is undoubtedly a big part of the reason why they would choose to live in that location. In fact, the salmon is probably far more harmed by their vandalism, than it would be by those living in those homes.
A brain really is a terrible thing to waste.
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Yes you should sue those wackos.
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Exactly Dee, [” A group that is supposed to be concerned about the environment burns down homes in an effort to protect the environment. What was the environmental impact of the fire? “]
What if the fire had spread to the surrounding tree’s, then what would they have done/said to defend themselves?
Crazy.
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Silly isn’t it. Think sometimes it is easy to get caught up in cause or something and forget the purpose. I see that happening in the church a lot.
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