Greenpeace (what it does and how to help)
Greenpeace is one of the world’s top environmental organisations, founded in 1971 in Canada, and now headquartered in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). It’s know for campaigning against climate change. But also campaigns against deforestation, over-fishing and nuclear threats.
It has over 3 million members and offices in over 55 countries, making it one of the world’s top environmental action groups. All due to a small group of activists, protesting against US nuclear testing on Amchitka Island.
These underwater tests sparked major protects, after they killed 2000 sea otters and thousands of fish. Even today radioactive Tritium has been detected in surface water. The island is now part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (which Trump is due to open up for drilling of oil and gas).
Its main success in the UK was the ban on plastic microbeads, and of course it’s known for its campaigns against whaling in international waters.
It’s main campaigns include:
- Tax the super-rich for a greener England
- Campaigns against polluting companies
- Stop deep-sea mining
- Ban private jets
- Stop sewage polluting our rivers & seas
- Protect & restore England’s nature
Previous successes attributed to Greenpeace include:
- A major legal win on oil drilling
- A sandeel fishing ban, to protect puffins
- A seabed mining moratorium
- Historic UN ocean treaty
- A ban on disposable vapes
- A landmark Global Ocean Treaty
How to Help Support Greenpeace
Greenpeace Shop is the online clothing store, with profits supporting Greenpeace, which does such wonderful work to help our planet and all creatures.
There is such an easy to help one of England’s main environmental charities. Next time you’re stocking up on casual clothing (t-shirts, hoodies, beanies), just shop at their online stores. Everything is organic cotton, made with green energy and sent in zero waste packaging. It’s a no-brainer!
Like many charities, it pairs with Teemill (an Isle of Wight company) to print-on-demand illustrated t-shirts and sweatshirts, all printed on organic cotton, and sent in zero-waste packaging.
Organic cotton is much better for the planet (and fibres last longer, so works out more affordable long-term). Also better for people with eczema, you can even send clothing back at end of life, to be made into new items.
The range is for men, women and children and is available in a wide range of lovely illustrations, to celebrate and protect our natural world. If you like, you can add on a nice organic cotton grocery tote, to stop using plastic bags.
