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ecoterrorism

American  
[ee-koh-ter-uh-riz-uhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌtɛr əˌrɪz əm, ˈɛk oʊ- /

noun

  1. a form of terrorism which is committed in the name of an environmental cause.

  2. a form of terrorism in which the perpetrator attacks natural resources.


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While outright destruction of genetically engineered trees has dwindled thanks in part to tougher enforcement of laws against acts of ecoterrorism, the trees still prompt unease in the forestry and environmental worlds.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

Climate change, ecoterrorism, ancient Greek, the Renaissance, the Ottoman Empire, metallurgy and the economic hardship of being a single mother in 21st-century Idaho are all dealt with in crisp, swiftly moving sentences.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2021

The Dutch environmental group had urged banks not to finance the pipeline, which Wilson concluded did not amount to radical ecoterrorism.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2018

During the war, the Pentagon issued what turned out to be exaggerated assessments of oil spills into the gulf, putting Saddam Hussein's acts of ecoterrorism in the worst possible light.

From Time Magazine Archive

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