Mike Roselle Explained

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. During his youth and after his relocation to California, Roselle became more interested in politics.

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.

Roselle is the co-author of his biography, Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action (2009).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuipers. Dean. 2009-11-05. He puts beliefs on the line. 2020-11-13. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  2. Grigoriadis. Vanessa. 2011-06-21. The Rise and Fall of the Eco-Radical Underground. 2020-11-13. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  3. Web site: Lindsey. Daryl. 2000-04-18. Labor Meets the Granola Crunchers. 2020-11-13. Salon. Associated Press. en.
  4. Web site: Kupfer. David. 2016-04-29. 'If We Are Compromising, We Are Doing a Disservice'. 2020-11-13. Progressive.org. The Progressive Inc.. en-us.
  5. Web site: Cecil-Cockwell. Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Malcolm. 2012-02-08. The Radicals: How Extreme Environmentalists Are Made. 2020-11-13. The Atlantic. en-US.
  6. Web site: 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.. 2020-11-13. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  7. Web site: Nosowitz. Dan. 2019-09-16. How the Save the Rainforest movement gave rise to modern environmentalism. 2020-11-13. Vox. en.
  8. Oloffson. Kristi. 2009-10-12. en-US. Time. http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1929701,00.html. 2020-11-13. 0040-781X.

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