On this day, June 1 2001, logging trucks were set on fire to protest logging on the slopes of Mount Hood, Oregon. 4 activists including Michael Scarpitti were charged. In 2004 Scarpitti was arrested in Vancouver, BC, while trying to shoplift some bolt cutters. In 2005 Canada ordered that Scarpitti, aka Tre Arrow, be extradited to the US to face firebombing charges. In 2007 Suzanne Savoie was sentenced to 4 years and 3 months for her role in this and one another arson fire. In 2008 Scarpitti was extradited to the US to face ecoterrorism charges.
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A History of Minimum Wage in Oregon
Land Use Laws
Oregon's Beach Use Laws
--Editor| Post Date: 2020-05-01 00:00:00 | Last Update: 2020-10-14 20:55:16 |
