In
1971, when nuclear tests were being carried out on a
small island off the coast of Alaska, a small group
of people, believing that a few individuals could
make a difference, set sail on an old fishing boat
determined to put an end to the testing. Few dreamed
they would go on to become the largest environmental
protection agency in the world.
Today,
with offices in over thirty countries, supported by
more than three million members worldwide, accredited
with more than twenty-six international treaties,
Greenpeace remains an independent, non-partisan and
non-profit organization.
Written
as a memoir by one of the founders, this book is an
important part of the history of the environmental
movement. It is about the origins of the
organization; about the identity and motivation of
the people first involved, their adventures and
experiences; and about the development of the high
profile direct action campaign methods which work for
Greenpeace even to this day.
Originally
a research scientist, Jim Bohlen helped to found the
Sierra Club in Canada, and later the breakaway
organization that would come to be known as
Greenpeace. In 1974, Jim and his wife Marie
established a homestead on an island north of
Vancouver, where they experimented in the development
of an energy and food self-reliant lifestyle. In 1983
Jim was involved with the founding of the Green Party
of Canada and stood for election to Parliament in
1984 and 1988. Jim served as a director of Greenpeace
Canada until 1993, when he retired to his island
paradise to write and help with policy development
for the Green Party.
Table of Contents
Photographs
235
pages, bibliography, index
Paperback ISBN: 1-55164-166-6 $19.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-167-4 $48.99
Autobiography
Ecology & the Environment
December
2000
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