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Amchitka: The concert that launched Greenpeace
Greenpeace was founded by several brave souls who climbed on board an old 80-foot halibut seiner on September 15, 1970 and attempted to sail into the United States’ nuclear test range at the island of Amchitka, off of Alaska’s west coast, to prevent a test blast from occurring. -
Amchitka: the founding voyage
Bob Hunter sailed aboard the first Greenpeace voyage in 1971 to Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands to try and stop a U.S. nuclear weapons test. When they were halfway to their destination, Richard Nixon announced a month's delay of the test. -
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bombing of rianbow warrior
On July 10, 1985, an explosion aboard the Rainbow Warrior sank the ship, our hearts, and left one man dead. But out of this tragedy eventually came triumph, and an end to nuclear testing. Twenty years later, we invite you to look back at the legacy of the Rainbow Warrior,and learn how a sinking ship set course to change the world. -
The Arctic Sunrise
Ironically, before Greenpeace started using the Arctic Sunrise it was once a sealing vessel. Greenpeace had previously confronted the ship while it was delivering equipment for the French government to build an airstrip through a penguin habitat in the Antarctic to exploit its oil and mineral reserves. The ship's first contact with Greenpeace was in 1986, in Hobart, Tasmania, when a volunteer scaled the mast, unfurled the Greenpeace flag, and locked himself in the crow's nest. -
Hot Air Balloons
This is not the first time Greenpeace has used a hot air balloon to get our message out to the public. Our first Earth balloon was launched at the 1997 G8 summit in Denver, CO to demand our world leaders "Save the Climate," -
The Esperanza
Launched in February 2002, the Esperanza is the latest and largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet, replacing the now retired Greenpeace. Esperanza (Spanish for "hope") is the first Greenpeace ship to be named by visitors to our web site. -
rock on
In the summer of 2009, our solar panel-equipped, biodiesel-fueled truck, the Rolling Sunlight, went on the Warped Tour and powered the tour’s non-profit booths with clean, green solar energy. Punk/activist heroes Anti-Flag stopped by our booth to play a few shows from time to time, and even sported our t-shirts on stage. This helped get thousands of young concertgoers to sign up to work with Greenpeace and urge President Obama to be a leader on climate change policy. -
The A.E. Bates Thermal Airship
The Greenpeace airship, A.E Bates, launched its first US operational flight on May 21st 2010. It inspected a Dupont chemical facility in Edge Moor, Delaware May 21, 2010. The inspection was part of a chemical security inspection tour in the Tri-State area. The ship drew peoples attention to the risks the plant was putting millions in. -
The Rolling Sunlight
This portable solar power installation is not just about touring the country to show off the capabilities of solar power (which it does). It’s also about providing much needed clean energy, such as in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when the Rolling Sunlight was on the scene providing power to the relief effort
