4. In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. These activists, the founders of Greenpeace, believed a few individuals could make a difference.
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6. Even though their old boat, the Phyllis Cormack, was intercepted before it got to Amchitka, the journey sparked a flurry of public interest.
7. The US still detonated the bomb, but the voice of reason had been heard. Nuclear testing on Amchitka ended that same year, and the island was later declared a bird sanctuary.
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9. Greenpeace Founders Paul Cote- a law student at the University of British Columbia . Jim Bohlen-a former deep-sea diver and radar operator in the US Navy.
10. Greenpeace Founders Irving Stowe- a Quaker and Yale-educated lawyer Paul Cote- a law student at the University of British Columbia . Jim Bohlen-a former deep-sea diver and radar operator in the US Navy.
15. Protect Ancient Forests is a cause that Greenpeace International focuses on to protect the forests and its wildlife. Plants, animals, and cultures of forest people are being seriously threatened. (Greenpeace)
16. Protect Ancient Forests is a cause that Greenpeace International focuses on to protect the forests and its wildlife. Plants, animals, and cultures of forest people are being seriously threatened. (Greenpeace)
17. Protect Ancient Forests is a cause that Greenpeace International focuses on to protect the forests and its wildlife. Plants, animals, and cultures of forest people are being seriously threatened. (Greenpeace) Save Our Seas is a large part of Greenpeace International’s mission. Marine life has been and continues to be threatened by the following key components: industrial fishing, bycatch, unfair fisheries, fish farming, global warming and pollution. Greenpeace calls for change in the way that our oceans are managed. (Greenpeace)
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19. Stop the Climate Change is Greenpeace International’s mission to phase out fossil fuels and replace them with reusable energy in order to stop climate change. (Greenpeace)
20. Stop the Climate Change is Greenpeace International’s mission to phase out fossil fuels and replace them with reusable energy in order to stop climate change. (Greenpeace)
21. Stop the Climate Change is Greenpeace International’s mission to phase out fossil fuels and replace them with reusable energy in order to stop climate change. (Greenpeace) Toxic Chemicals harm our rivers, lakes, oceans, and air, as well as human health. Greenpeace International works to educate and eliminate these toxic chemicals from production, trade, and use. It suggests substituting the toxic chemicals with safer, alternative materials in order to keep our world cleaner and healthier. (Greenpeace)
24. Climate and energy Currently Greenpeace considers global warming to be the greatest environmental problem facing the Earth. Greenpeace calls for global greenhouse gas emissions to peak in 2015 and to decrease as close to zero as possible by 2050.
37. In June 1995, Greenpeace took a trunk of a tree from the forests of the proposed national park of Koitajoki[72] in Ilomantsi, Finland and put it on display at exhibitions held in Austria and Germany. Greenpeace said in a press conference that the tree was originally from a logged area in the ancient forest which was supposed to be protectedThe 'Tokyo Two'
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