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greenpeace

noun
an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Greenpeace

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.


The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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