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| OCTOBER 22, 1998
2:44 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Environmental Defense Fund 1-800-684-3322 |
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| Environmental Defense Fund Condems Vail, Colorado Arson Claim; Calls Claim Of Responsibility For Seven Fires "Reprehensible" | ||||
| NEW YORK - October
22 - The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today strongly condemned the arson incidents in
Vail, and the group claiming responsibility for Monday's Vail Mountain fires in Colorado.
Reports have stated that the group claimed responsibility for Monday's fire in an e-mail
message sent to news organizations. Damage from the fires has been estimated at $12
million. "Violence and arson are utterly reprehensible," said Dan Luecke, director of EDF's Rocky Mountain office. "Whatever one's view of the Vail expansion, participation in such actions, or even claiming participation, is terrorism, not environmentalism." "Yesterday's e-mail not only took responsibility for the Vail fires, but also advised people to keep away from Vail for their own 'safety'. Such threats and actions are intolerable and should be dealt with swiftly and aggressively by law enforcement officials," said Fred Krupp, EDF executive director. The Environmental Defense Fund, a leading, national, NY-based nonprofit organization, represents 300,000 members. EDF links science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and economically viable solutions to today's environmental problems. ### |
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