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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Greenpeace

"We hope that Brazil is still on the right side of the game," Camila Jardim, a political expert at Greenpeace Brazil, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

A Greenpeace report published this month identified businesses based in Singapore and Malaysia which are linked to plots of land in Indonesia where wildfires are burning.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"COP17 comes at a critical moment," An Lambrechts from Greenpeace International told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

This movie is to funny what Exxon is to Greenpeace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

She wore a long, flowy skirt with a Greenpeace T-shift tucked into the waist.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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