The House of Fire

A documentary about the Earth Liberation Front

Rethinking the danger.

Mikal Jakubal | August 10, 2009

“I never actually saw any of the fires…”

Convicted Earth Liberation Front eco-arsonist Chelsea Gerlach helped set many of the ELF’s more spectacular fires, yet she had never seen the actual flames. This is because the ELF used timers to ignite their incendiary devices instead of lighting them by hand, permitting a safe getaway before the [read more...]

ELF: Investigation impossible.

Mikal Jakubal | July 24, 2009

“I thought (the investigation of the ELF) was going to be impossible.”

FBI Special Agent (Retired) John Ferreira, lead Agent in Operation Backfire. John worked on the case nearly 10 years. Here he speaks briefly about the Earth Liberation Front from the former site of Joe Romania Chevrolet in Eugene, Oregon, where 30 SUVs were torched [read more...]