Who was Greenpeace founded by?
Phil Cotes, Irving Stowe, and Jim Bohlen founded Greenpeace in 1970.
Who was head of Greenpeace?
John Sauven
John Sauven, (born in Ealing, west London, on 6 September 1954) is a trained economist, environmentalist and executive director of Greenpeace UK since 2008.
What does Greenpeace stand for?
independent campaigning organisation
Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation, which uses peaceful, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and develop solutions for a green and peaceful future.
When was Greenpeace born?
1971, Vancouver, Canada
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Who are the founders of the Greenpeace organization?
Greenpeace. Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 55 countries and an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists.
Who is the director of Greenpeace International Programme?
In 2013 reports noted that Pascal Husting, the director of Greenpeace International’s “international programme” was commuting 400 km (250 miles) to work by plane, despite Greenpeace’s activism to reduce air travel due to carbon footprint.
When did Greenpeace publish guide to Greener Electronics?
In August 2006, Greenpeace released the first edition of Guide to Greener Electronics, a magazine where mobile and PC manufacturers were ranked for their green performance, mainly based in the use of toxic materials in their products and e-waste.
When did Greenpeace change its name to the Dont make a Wave Committee?
Greenpeace itself calls the protest voyage of 1971 as “the beginning”. According to Patrick Moore, who was an early member and has since distanced himself from Greenpeace, and Rex Weyler, the name of “The Don’t Make a Wave Committee” was officially changed to Greenpeace Foundation in 1972.