Green Peace History
What year was GreenPeace founded?
What are 2 causes they fight for:
Environmentalism, Peace
When did this campaign support?
Does Green Peace support nuclear power plants?
No
What is the main reason Greenpeace is fighting against climate change?
extensive use and air pollution from fossil fuels
Is Green Peace based in violence or non-violence?
Non-violence
Name a founder of Green Peace
Paul Cote, Jim Bohlen, Irving Stowe, Patrick Moore, and Bill Darnell
What did the campaign against?
Drilling in the Arctic
List 1 reason for why Green Peace dislikes nuclear energy?
Dirty, expensive, dangerous
What percent of global forests have been destroyed due to industrial practices?
50%
What Green Peace ship was bombed?
The Rainbow Warrior
Name a current ship they own?
Arctic Sunrise, Rainbow Warrior, Esperanza
What did they use for their campaign?
Posters, flags, confrontation
What is Green Peaces idea for stopping the use of Nuclear power?
Create no new nukes, stop making new plants, and divert nuclear funding to other clean energy
What is the name of the Refrigerator technology Greenpeace invented?
Greenfreeze
When created, what did they first protest?
American Nuclear Testing
What did Green Peace accomplish in 1996?
A global nuclear weapon testing ban was passed
Was this campaign succesful?
Which 2 disasters did Greenpeace use to condemn nuclear power
Chernobyl and Fukushima
What percent of oceans are protected as of now?
2% of oceans are protected
What island was their first protest at?
Name three campaign that Green Peace currently runs.
Living Toxic Free, Saving the Arctic, Protecting the Oceans, Protecting forests, Fighting Global Warming, Promoting Sustainable Agriculture, Defending Democracy
How many drilling platforms are there now?
In which country did Greenpeace recently celebrate an anti nuclear power victory in?
Germany
Who is the main offender in polluting waterways globally?
Clothing brands