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Greenpeace UK co-head arrested for pouring red dye into US embassy pond • Apr. 11, 2025, 4:55 AM ET (The Guardian)
Greenpeace UK activists pour blood-red dye into US embassy pond – video • Apr. 11, 2025, 4:05 AM ET (The Guardian)
Greenpeace pours ‘blood’ in US embassy pond • Apr. 10, 2025, 3:22 AM ET (The Telegraph)
Greenpeace engages CSOs on environmental sustainability & activism • Apr. 8, 2025, 3:59 AM ET (The Point)
Canadian company seeks US permission to start deep-sea mining as outcry ensues • Mar. 29, 2025, 8:02 AM ET (AP)

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Date 1971 - present
Areas Of Involvement conservation • nuclear weapon • hunting • endangered species • seal • whale • pollution • testing
Related People Paul Watson

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