name to Greenpeace foundation. The day of the Greenpeace departu! re to Amchitka, it
was allover the news , everybody wanted a story on it. During their voyage they ran
through some complications and the day they were suppose to be in Amchitka they were
miles away from it.In that year, Greenpeace I (the Philys Cormack) and the Greenpeace
two (the Edgewater Fortune) finally sailed toward Amchitka. During their voyage, they
stayed with the cree Indians who described to them the legend of ''( UNESCO Courrier,
1994:p38 ). From then they were looked upon as the Rainbow Warriors since their goal
was to help the environment from unfortunate diasters. Unfortunately, their first voyage
was defeated but the American government announced the ending of nuclear tests, whaling
fleets, protection for seals, etc.... In 1972, Greenpeace III was sent ( the Vega ) to sail to
Moruroa Atoll in France Polynesia to stop french atmospheric nuclear tests. On board of
this boat David Mctaggart, a Canadian founder of Greenpeace. The french Marine's
reaction to the greenpeace boat was very aggresive so the Vega turned back to were it
came from. But that wasn't the end, in 1973 , David Mctaggart went back but was
severely beaten by the French Marine. Word got around fast and it was all the madia it
gave a bad reputation to the French government. In 1975, France announced the of
atmospheric blasting but transfers the testing underground. This was Greenpeace's first
victory.Greenpeace was expanding all around the world : Canada, Australia, England,
Scotland, U.S.A ,Europe, Danmark, Germany, U.S.S.R, Spain, Japan, Mexico,
Antartica, etc... I will write some of their past realisations: In 1977; three Toronto
Greenpeacers invaded by canoe the ungarded Bruce Nuclear Power Station on Lake
Huron to expose the reactors vulnerability to attack. In 1979; Canadian Greenpeacers
parachute into the world&ap...