Greenpeace

/ 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

Greenpeace

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 .

Example Sentences

The campaign groups Greenpeace and Uplift strongly object to any such idea.

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In the judicial review at the Court of Session, environmental groups Greenpeace and Uplift are arguing that this means work on Rosebank and Jackdaw should be paused while fuller environmental impact assessments are carried out.

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A judicial review brought jointly by the environment groups Greenpeace and Uplift is due to be heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

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Eva Saldaña, executive director of Greenpeace Spain, said that “the climate emergency is not an abstract concept, but a reality which affects our lives and which, in this case, takes lives”.

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"It makes no political, economical or environmental sense whatsoever," said Paul Morozzo, Greenpeace's UK’s senior transport campaigner.

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