Greenpeace – Fighting Against Global Warming
Saturday, July 28th, 2007 by Global Warmer Subscribe To Our Feed
Many people may have heard of Greenpeace. This organization has long been one of the most outspoken and effective environmental organizations in the world.
An International Organisation
Greenpeace is an international environmental organization that was started in 1971 in British Columbia, Canada. Greenpeace has become world known for its efforts to stop underground nuclear testing, atmospheric nuclear testing, and other famous campaigns. Greenpeace has also become known for its campaign against whaling. In recent years, Greenpeace has become very well known for its aggressive efforts to counter Global Warming, nuclear power, genetic engineering, bottom trawling, ancient forest deforestation, and many other environmental efforts.
Greenpeace also has a very international infrastructure, with regional offices in over 42 countries around the world. Greenpeace is funded at the grass-roots level, building most of its infrastructure on the support of over 2.8 million financial supporters and from grants received from several charitable foundations.
Financial Independence
However, Greenpeace emphasizes its financial independence from corporations or government grants. The Greenpeace mission statement describes itself as an independent organization that uses peaceful and direct action for its campaign. Greenpeace strives to use creative and peaceful communication in order to show the world its global environmental problems. Greenpeace attempts to create solutions to secure a peaceful and a green world. Greenpeace also strives to ensure that the world’s biodiversity stays intact.
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