Luxury homes in Phoenix are the latest targets by an eco-terrorism group.
"Smoldering ruins are all that remain of a luxury home near a Phoenix nature preserve. Two hawks soar overhead, as clean-up crews sift through the charred rubble. So far, nine homes under construction here have been torched by an arsonist. In one incident last April, a sign scrawled across the remains of one read: "If you build it again, we will burn it again." The cactus desert of Arizona is the latest scene of an eco-arson spree that has swept from Vail, Colo., to Long Island, N.Y., as at least one group of environmentalists trades in its picket signs for fire bombs. Convinced that nature cannot defend itself from ever-encroaching civilization, these extremists have taken up arms against sprawl. "
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Eco-arson sets off sparks in desert
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