Greenpeace

/ (ˈɡriːnˌpiːs) /

noun

an organization founded in 1971 that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and environmental conservation. Members take active but nonviolent measures against what are regarded as threats to environmental safety, such as the dumping of nuclear waste in the sea

Example sentences from the Web for greenpeace

Video journalist Kieron Bryan was captured while filming a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic Circle.

Kieron Bryan: British Journalist Held Without Trial in Russia |Nico Hines |September 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It took a couple of Greenpeace activists with liberal arts degrees to draw an obvious parallel.

The Big Idea: Saving the World’s Most Important Fish |Kevin M. Bailey |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This will surely come as a surprise to 501(c)(3) Greenpeace.

When the Personal Becomes Political |Megan McArdle |June 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“I think wind energy and clean energy are regional and fairly bipartisan,” says Phil Radford, executive director at Greenpeace.

Is Washington Ready to Act on Climate Change? |Miranda Green |November 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Greenpeace dismissed the 56-page book to be signed by heads of state in Rio later this week as “pathetic.”

Is the Rio+20 Environmental Summit a Failure? |Mac Margolis |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Cultural definitions for greenpeace

Greenpeace

An organization devoted to environmental activism, founded in the United States and Canada in 1971. Greenpeace has employed passive resistance in opposition to commercial whaling, the dumping of toxic waste into the sea, and nuclear testing. It is an example of an NGO.

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Greenpeace

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