I wonder if when they "spike" a tree to hopefully injure a tree faller, do they apologize to the tree for hurting it????

Y'know, I actually think that they probably do. Then go on to explain how it is for their own good. Kind of like when your child needs to get an injection.

My favorite comment came from the link to their website.

Earth First! has finally come to a loose consensus on capitalism as the root cause of our ecological crisis.

Google some images of pollution in china.

Yes, environmental terrorists are deranged and should be punished to the full extent of the law.  But seriously, we should all start being more aware of the impact of our civilization.  As a kid, I lost a great fishing pond because of clearcutting and construction upstream.  With no trees left to hold soil in place, what was a decently clear pond filled up with muddy muck and turned brick red.  Needless to say, the fishing there became nonexistant.

Now, Lake Travis, the lake I fish regularly, is having two new deep water intakes added so that water can be pumped until the reservoir is bone dry, and the water companies are not required to have any consumption regulations.  The same thing is happening to Lake Mead.  Without Lake Mead, the Hoover dam can't generate electricity, and Las Vegas loses it's water supply.

I cried like that once-when a tree fell on me.  ;D