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ecotage, n.|ˈiːkəʊtɑːʒ|
[Blend of eco- and sabotage n.]
Sabotage with an ecological motive; terrorism carried out against companies and institutions which are considered to be causing unnecessary damage to the environment.
1971Newsweek 23 Aug. 50/2 A Washington-based antipollution lobby called Environmental Action is sponsoring a national contest to develop and publicize new ways of harassing alleged corporate polluters. The contest..is entitled ‘ecotage’. 1985Maclean's 9 Dec. 64e Said Richard Bailey, an Oregon trucker, former logger and member of Earth First: ‘Ecotage is almost like a religion.’ 1987New Internationalist May 9/2 Earth First is crammed with stories of civil disobedience or ‘ecotage’.
Hence ecoˈteur n. [after saboteur n.], a person who carries out acts of ecotage.
1972Observer 30 Jan. 6/4 Environmental Action this week published a paper-back collection of the most creative and feasible..entries. A foreword says that if Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were alive today they would be ‘ecoteurs’ by night. 1990Seattle Times 28 Aug. a7/3 The Sea Shepherds are a small band of ecoteurs dedicated to saving whales. |