Greenpeace

Summary
 Introduction

 I. Greenpeace presentation

A. Greenpeace History
B. Greenpeace Campaigns

 II. Greenpeace actions, impacts and criticism

NGO: non governmental organization - to aim: viser
to makesensitive: sensibiliser - nuclear testing: essai nucléaire
purpose: but - the shape: la forme
I ) Greenpeace presentation:
A ) Greenpeace history:

 Greenpeace activists want to

intervene on the nuclear tests
site in Alaska
 They choose the name
“Greenpeace” : summarize their
two concerns: environment and
pacifism.
 Rainbow Warrior story:
Greenpeace against French
nuclear testing.
Rainbow: arc-en-ciel - kind: genre - bother: gêner
to adorn: parer - summarize: résumer - concern: souci
B ) Greenpeace campaigns:

Energy and climate:



ü urgent to develop the

renewable energies
and to make progress
in energy efficiency

ü Global warming

To mean: causer - global warming: le réchauffement

climatique - ice field: banquise
  Forest : Greenpeace militate for the
conservation of the primary forests

In red: old forest

destroyed
In green: old forest
still intact

the loss: la perte - an inheritance: un héritage -

biodiversity: biodiversité
 The nuclear
ü The clean nuclear is a myth.
ü Greenpeace makes campaign to stop the nuclear.

Treatment: traitement
 Oceans

ü Greenpeace fights
against overfishing, the
marine pollution and
whaling.

ü Greenpeace is against
the extinction of bluefin
tuna.

Land area: surface terrestre - whaling: chasse à la baleine - bluefin

tuna : thon rouge
 GMO

ü Greenpeace is against GMO

Marketing

ü Wants to continue research

Question mark: point d’interrogation

 Toxic substances

ü Greepeace militates against rejection of chemical

substances
II ) Greenpeace actions, impacts and
criticism
A ) Main actions and impacts
on our society and
environment

 Greenpeace method:
inform people about
ecological stake and
pressure on leaders

 Efficient method: examples

of successful actions

Stake: enjeu - seal: phoque

 Greenpeace:a pacifist organization

 has a real legitimacy in the world : pacifisme

shows determination

 observer position in the United Nations

,rewarded for one project “greenfreeze”

 Sometimes: radical and illegal actions

 Legitimacy and legality aren’t tie : example of

a survey

Tie: lié - as a last resort : en dernier recours

B ) Greenpeace criticisms:

 problem with illegal action

 unjustified attacks

 Greenpeace exagerate environmental problems

 Too radical actions, shocking actions

ü examples of Esso and Areva

CONCLUSION
 The real purpose of Greenpeace: population
educating and change comportments

 People: lack of information about environment

 Book: to sensitizepeople but too serious, fear of

lack of profitability

 Even if these actions are criticized, they are

indispensable

 Completely radical vision

To achieve: accomplir - a component: une composante