Full citation: Dug, Sprig, Turtle, Aleksandra, Al, and Georgette, eds., Earth First! Journal 22, no. 2 (21 December 2001). Digitized in cooperation with the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/7065 Copyright: All rights reserved. The user may download, preserve and print this material only for private, research or nonprofit educational purposes. The user may not alter, transform, or build upon this material. 25274 83085 5 art irst! Yule Innards December-January 2002 DEAR SFB: LEITERS TO THE EDITORS ..•.••...•.•••..••.•••.. 3 S&M IN CASCADIA..•...••.••..••...•..•••••••• ••••••.•..••••... 4 TALE OF THE RED TREE VOLE •••••••••.•..••••.••..•.••••••••• 5 NEws FROM THE PoucE STATE .••..••.••••••••••••• ••.••••••• 6 THE NEw McCARTHYISM BY REP. MclNNIS •••••.••••• 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOOD GUYS & EVILDOERS ••••• 7 BuRNING PoPLARS AT UW: THE DEBATE .•••••••••...•••. 8 UwHARRIE EF! DESCENDS oN SYNGENTA .•..•••.•...••.•• 10 DAY X5 AT THE GORLEBEN NUKE PROTESTS ••..••••••••. 11 ATTN: SHOPPERS, LOCKDOWN ATSTAPLE$ .•..•••..•.••...•.. 12 lNT'L PAPER DESTROYS CAROLINA WETLANDS •••••.•..•• ••. 13 THE GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST AGREEMENT •••••••••..••••••• 14 THE INS & OUTS OF PRISONER SUPPORT •..••••.••••••.•••• 16 OPENING THE CAGES WITH THE ALF ••••.•..••..•••••••••• 18 BLAST FROM THE PAST: FREEDOM FROM FUR FARMS ••.••.. 20 WIGGLE & SQuiRM: INSECTS AS SusTAINABLE Fooo .•• 22 .ENVIRONMENTALINJUSTICEINHUNTER'SPOINT ...••..•..•• 25 KODAK's TOXIC CoLORS UNCOVERED ••..•••••••••••••••• 26 NIGHT AcTioN CoNFRONTs RAPIST •.••••.....••••.•••.•..• 28 THE GoLDEN RuLE ••..••.••.•••••..•.•••••••••. : •••.•.••..•... 30 WoLvES & PooDLES. : •••..•••..•...••..•••.••.•••..•...•...• 32 BLANK WALL: EF! INTRODUCTORY PRIMER .••.••••.•••• 33 FAT CAT SPAM ArrAcK, Yo!. •••...•..•.••••.•••••••...•.•• .41 ARMED WITH VISIONS ...•••••••••..•..••...•...•..•.••••.•••.•••.• 44 MONTIEL & CABRERA: IN THE FACE OF FREEDOM •.•. .46 SOLIDARITY & INFORMED CRITIQUE: RAN RESPONDS ...• 4 7 1 SNIP N 1 TIE •••••..••.•••..•..••• ••••••••••....•••••......••••.....• 48 EF! Kmz ACTIVITY PAGE •.•••.•••••••••...••.•••.••.•.•.•.• .49 SAVE THE DEVIL! OREGON TREESIT UPDATES •••••..•.... 50 AFTER THE FALL: ANALYSIS OFTHE EVENTS OF 9 .11.. ...... 53 THE CRUSADE AGAINST AFGHANISTAN WILDLIFE .••... 54 US NAMES NoRTHWEST "RoGUE STATES" ..••.••.•.••.••• 55 REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN WARRIORS ••.••••••••.••••.. 58 PRISONERS IN THE STRUGGLE: SUPPORT THEM •...•.•.•• 61 ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS OFTHE WEIRD ....•••.•••• •••••••••. 62 BooK REviEws: URBAN WILDS & CARTooNs ...•••..•• 63 2002 EF! 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Outside cover: Alison Spain Inside cover: AJ Schneller Upcoming deadlines: Brigid-January 2 • Eostar-February 20 Page 2 Earth First! Yule 2002 BY F AITH W ALKER Stumpy-tails (Tiliqua rugosa), large, time all young are fathered long-lived, lumbering lizards of semi­ by partners. The others herald from arid Australia are monogamous odorif­ extra-pair copulation that occurs erous star-gazers. Also called sleepy liz­ when females are not satisfied with ards, these gila monster look-alikes are the amount of attention given to slow and peaceful. Even their dramatic them by their partners, a situation open-mouthed threat display is un­ that can lead to divorce. convincing since their broad, black, Most stumpy-tail pairs reunite for leaf-shaped tongues are often studded with bright flowers, one of their main food items. Upon reaching sexual maturity at threetofiveyears, stumpy-tails se­ lecta partner who is the least related to them of all pro­ spective mates in their home range. This inbreeding­ avoidance mechanism is likely impor­ years, a feat accomplished by celestial tant because they live to be 30 and cues and smell. A "third eye" on the don't travel far, and thus adults and forehead has photoreceptors that en­ their adult offspring often coexist. Once able these lizards to use a