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 …showed first 75 words of 307 total…

…showed last 75 words of 307 total…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.