Rod Coronado

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rod Coronado
Occupation	Environmentalist
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1966(1966-07-03)
Age	58
Birthplace	San Jose
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Rod Coronado Biography

Rod Coronado is one of the most popular and richest Environmentalist who was born on July 3, 1966 in San Jose, California, United States. Rodney Adam Coronado, born July 3, 1966, is an eco-anarchist from Native America (Pascua Yaqui), and animal rights activist. He is an activist and ex- activist for the Animal Liberation Front, and a spokesperson of the Earth Liberation Front. He was a crew member with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and a member the Earth First editorial collective! Journal. Coronado was sentenced to prison in 1995 for arson attack at Michigan State University research facilities. The damage caused by the attack, which resulted in $125,000 in loss and 32 years of research data being destroyed.

Coronado, who was being held for felony conspiracy, and awaiting trial on additional charges, expressed a shift in his personal philosophy after becoming father. He wrote in an open letter that he didn’t want to be asked how to set fire to a building. Ask me how I grow watermelons, or how to explain the natural world to children.” He explained that he wanted to be remembered as “not a man of destruction” but as a human believer and advocate for peace and love for everyone. In December 2008, he was released from probation. However, he was again imprisoned for four months for accepting a “friend request” on Facebook from Mike Roselle, an environmental activist. This was considered a violation to his probation.

In September 2006, Coronado sent an open letter to supporters from his prison cell in Florence, Arizona, before his release on March 23, 2007. In the letter, he announced his commitment to social change through non-destructive means. Citing his desire to raise his young son without teaching him that “violence is a necessary evil”, Coronado expressed hope that others in the earth and animal liberation movements would consider more peaceful methods:

In August 2010, Coronado was sentenced to four months in federal prison in Michigan for violating the terms of his probation. Coronado, who had been on parole since his release from prison, joined the social networking site Facebook. He was sentenced for the use of an unauthorized computer, and for “friending” former Earth First! co-founder Mike Roselle. Coronado entered the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan on September 16. He was released January 14, 2011.

Coronado was charged with demonstrating an incendiary device in public at a Hillcrest neighborhood gathering in San Diego in February 2006. Indirectly, the indictment refers to an August 1, 2003 San Diego fire that caused damage of $50 million. The ELF initials were found on a banner that was found at the scene. Coronado, who is a self-described “unofficial ELF spokesperson,” spoke 15 hours later about militant environmental activism in San Diego. He explained how to make incendiary device. Investigators don’t consider him to be a suspect in the start of the fire. He has denied any involvement in it.

Rod Coronado Net Worth

Rod Coronado is one of the richest Environmentalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rod Coronado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Coronado, who is Yaqui-American, lives in Tucson. His activism has been long- standing, especially through incendiary tactics. He joined the crew of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1985 at 19 years old. On November 9, 1986, David Howitt and he sank two vessels, Hvalur 6 & Hvalur 7. They accounted for half of Iceland’s whaling fleet. Hvalur 8, the third whaler, was not attacked as a watchman was on board while Hvalur 8 was in drydock. Coronado, Howitt and others caused damage of $2 million to the Icelandic whaling station before scuttling them. Coronado wrote about the incident in No Compromise, an animal rights magazine.

Coronado was sentenced to 57 month imprisonment in 1995 for his involvement in the 1992 arson attack at Michigan State University’s research facilities. The damage caused by the fire, which occurred on February 28, 1992, was worth $125,000. He also participated in an Animal Liberation Front action (ALF), releasing mink from the nearby MSU mink farm, and opening cages for animals. Coronado was sentenced to $2 million of restitution by MSU. The 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act, which was renamed in 2006 to Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, was enacted in response to MSU attacks. It was the first legislation to include sabotage as an activity of ecoterrorism.

In 2007, Coronado stood trial in San Diego on charges related to his speech in 2003 in Hillcrest. After two days of deliberations, the jury remained deadlocked, and on September 19, 2007, Judge Jeffrey Miller declared a mistrial. Coronado subsequently entered a guilty plea, accepting a deal for a one-year prison term, as a result of which he was sentenced on March 27, 2008 to one year and one day. He was released from El Reno FCI on December 25,

2008. Regarding his guilty plea, he said in an open e-mail on his website:

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