Greenpeace
Anti-whaling protest organization
Greenpeace is an international environmental organization known for direct-action campaigns against whaling, nuclear testing, deforestation, and climate change.
Founded in 1971, the group gained fame for confrontational tactics—activists in inflatable boats positioning themselves between whales and harpoons, or scaling oil platforms to hang banners.
Greenpeace activists blockaded the ship.
The name combines environmental concern with anti-war sentiment.
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- toxic wasteDangerous industrial refuse
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- oil spillPetroleum released into water
GMO · plastics · pesticides · chemicals · fracking · drilling · dumping · contamination
Huge sea mammal
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- marineRelating to the sea
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
ocean · biodiversity · ecosystem · habitat · rainforest · deforestation · Arctic · Antarctic
Independent charitable organization
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- membershipState of belonging
donation · fundraising · chapter · office · spokesperson · ship · campaign · global network
Organized effort toward goal
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · march · banner · blockade · occupation · sit-in · vigil · picketing
climate change
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- toxic wasteDangerous industrial refuse
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
oil spill · GMO · plastics · pesticides · chemicals · fracking · drilling · dumping · contamination · emissions
whale
Huge sea mammal
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- marineRelating to the sea
wildlife · ocean · biodiversity · ecosystem · habitat · rainforest · deforestation · Arctic · Antarctic · overfishing
NGO
Independent charitable organization
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
membership · donation · fundraising · chapter · office · spokesperson · ship · campaign · global network · Amsterdam
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- boycottOrganized economic protest
demonstration · rally · march · banner · blockade · occupation · sit-in · vigil · picketing · petition
- forest conservationsustainable forestry, forest stewardship, forest management, reforestation, forest reserves
- Global OrganizationsUnited Nations, UN, European Union, EU, NATO
- NGOsAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, Oxfam
- nonstate actorsmilitia, insurgent, rebel group, guerrilla, paramilitary
- whale conservationwhaling ban, moratorium, marine sanctuaries, protected species, whale watching
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
GreenpeaceExxonMobil
Multinational petroleum conglomerate
BP · Chevron · fossil fuel industry · coal industry · Monsanto
Greenpeaceapathy
Absence of feeling
complacency · inaction · acquiescence · silent majority · corporate compliance
GreenpeaceEPA
Federal environmental regulator
Department of Energy · government agencies · multinational corporations · United Nations · World Trade Organization
green, peace, peaceful, greenhouse, greenery, greenish, peacefulness, peacemaker, greenness