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First sail
The "Don't make a wave" comittee adopted the name of "Greenpeace" and sent a chartered ship from Vancouver to the United States, in protest of the nuclear bomb experiments in the USA - Canadian border. -
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Greenpeace: A story of green heroes
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New Zeland yacht style
David McTaggart, a former businessman living in New Zealand, renamed his yacht "Greenpeace III", was renamed Greenpeace III and sailed in an anti-nuclear protest into the exclusion zone at Moruroa to attempt to disrupt French nuclear testing. -
Growing up :'D
By 1977 there were 15 to 20 Greenpeace groups around the world. At the same time the Canadian Greenpeace office was heavily in debt. :S -
International love
The European Greenpeace paid the debt of the Canadian Greenpeace office and on October 14, 1979, Greenpeace International came into existence -
Green Chile
In Chile, the organization is affiliated as "Greenpeace Chile" was founded in 1981 and is a government recognized NGO there.[ -
NO NUCLEAR!
In 1994, Greenpeace published an anti-nuclear newspaper advert which included a claim that nuclear facilities Sellafield would kill 2000 people in the next 10 years, -
Ozone protectors
United Nations Environment Programme awarded Greenpeace for "outstanding contributions to the protection of the Earth's ozone layer" in 1997 -
Going green in Asia
Greenpeace East Asia's first China office was opened in Hong Kong in 1997. Headquartered in Beijing, the office now campaigns in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.[ -
Tax trouble...
In September 2003, the Public Interest Watch (PIW) complained to the Internal Revenue Service, claiming that Greenpeace USA tax returns were inaccurate and in violation of the law. -
Freezing like a boss
In 2007 one third of the world's total production of refrigerators were based on Greenfreeze technology, with over 200 million units in use. -
Against the law for a greater good!
Six Greenpeace protesters were arrested for breaking in to the Kingsnorth power station, climbing the 200 metre smokestack, painting the name Gordon on the chimney, and causing an estimated £30,000 damage. At their subsequent trial they admitted trying to shut the station down, but argued that they were legally justified because they were trying to prevent climate change from causing greater damage to property elsewhere around the world -
0 Deforestation
Greenpeace aims at protecting intact primary forests from deforestation and degradation with the target of zero deforestation by 2020. Greenpeace has accused several corporations, such as Unilever, Nike, and McDonald's of having links to the deforestation of the tropical rainforests. -
Toxic China :O
In July 2011, Greenpeace released its Dirty Laundry report accusing some of the world's top sportswear brands of releasing toxic waste into China's rivers.[95] The report profiles the problem of water pollution resulting from the release of toxic chemicals associated with the country's textile industry.
