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Activists protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota on Dec 5, 2016. Greenpeace has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders.
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Karen Zraick
Greenpeace is among the most well-known environmental organisations in the world, the result of more than 50 years of headline-grabbing protest tactics.
Its activists have confronted whaling ships on the high seas. They’ve hung banners from the Eiffel Tower. They’ve occupied oil rigs. A (fictional) activist even sailed with Greenpeace in an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, in hopes of capturing the heart of the character Elaine.
