Activists protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, United States. Greenpeace has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota. — Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
GREENPEACE is one of the world’s most recognisable environmental organisations, thanks to more than 50 years of headline-grabbing protest tactics.
Its activists have confronted whaling ships on the high seas, hung banners from the Eiffel Tower, and occupied oil rigs. A (fictional) activist even sailed with Greenpeace in an episode of Seinfeld in hopes of capturing Elaine’s heart.
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