Greenpeace

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This paper details in-depth the history of Greenpeace, established in 1971 and which has since become a powerful advocate of environmentalism and pacifism. Greenpeace represents an image of environmentally-aware citizens of the world working for the good of the planet by fighting efforts by government and industry to destroy the earth's water, air and land to maximize profits as well as standing firm against nuclear testing. This paper also examines Greenpeace's most pressing current campaigns including measures to halt the devastating effects of global warming, active involvement in the protection of the world's oceans and continuing its action to save forests from destruction by industry and deforestation. This paper also touches on the critics who view the organization as time-wasting, trouble-making, tree-hugging hippies who fight the interests of capitalism and productivity.

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"Nuclear testing again became a crucial issue for Greenpeace in 1972 when the French government plans testing in French Polynesia, off the island of Moruroa. As a result of this environmental threat, the Greenpeace ship Vega sailed to the planned testing site as a protest. The effort to raise consciousness and prevent the testing turned tragic when one of the French ships rammed the Vega, with Greenpeace member David McTaggert having to accept help from the French. The next year, the protesters returned to Moruroa and brutally beat David McTaggert."

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