Greenpeace

British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌpiːs /

noun

1. 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

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Greenpeace Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

But Greenpeace noted that new wind farms are cheaper than new gas, nuclear and biomass plants.

From Barron's

Greenpeace Philippines campaigner Jefferson Chua has warned that even low levels of Caesium-137 exposure carry "long-term cancer risks and can cause lasting environmental contamination".

From Barron's

Energy Transfer identified two U.S.-based Greenpeace entities and the umbrella group Greenpeace International as the ringleaders responsible for the pipeline fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greenpeace UK's senior climate adviser, Charlie Kronick, said the energy grid was "no longer fit for purpose" and needed immediate, vital upgrades.

From BBC

“I remain one of those for whom environmental issues must remain front and center,” said Guilbeault, who before politics served as a senior executive at Greenpeace and domestic climate-change advocacy groups.

From The Wall Street Journal