GreenPeace

GreenPeace Greenpeace was born in 1971 when members of the Don’t Make a Wave Committee in Vancouver, renamed their organization to better state their purpose: to make a green and peaceful world. In 1971, the United States was carrying out atmospheric nuclear tests on a small island called Amchitka (off the west coast of Alaska). This island was not only the last refuge for 3 000 endangered sea otters, home to bald eagles, peregrine falcons and other wildlife …

…solutions, and lobby for change. Having alerted the world to the connection between the use of fossil fuels and climate destabilization, Greenpeace launched a solar pioneers project in Canada in 1998 to promote the use of solar energy and organize a bulk purchase for individual homeowners. They have also proposed alternatives to harmful fishing technologies and logging practices, developed ozone-sage refrigeration technology, and researched ways in which chlorine-based chemicals and fossil fuels can be phased out.