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Making Waves: The Orgin and Future of Greenpeace [Paperback]

Jim Bohlen (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Table of Contents

PART I: MAKING OF A RADICAL
Early Influences
A Turning Point
In a Family Way
Radicalization
Leaving the USA
Greenpeace is Conceived

PART II: CONFRONTING THE BOMB
Preparations
Assessing the Crew
The Crossing
An Epiphany
Getting Busted
Decisions. Decisions
Heroes
The Bomb Goes Off

PART III: GREENPEACE IS BEAUTIFUL
An Expanding Vision
Back to the Land
Green Movement Roots
Survival on the Farm

PART IV: GREEN ACTION
Real Politique
The Greens Organize
Greenpeace Calls
The Cruise Catcher
You Can't Sink a Rainbow
Green Power

PART V: AS IF SURVIVAL MATTERS
Watersheds
Towards a Global Green Constitution
UNCED
Reflections

APPENDIX: Technical Analysis and Risks of Nuclear Testing on Amchitka

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Table of Contents

PART I: MAKING OF A RADICAL
Early Influences
A Turning Point
In a Family Way
Radicalization
Leaving the USA
Greenpeace is Conceived

PART II: CONFRONTING THE BOMB
Preparations
Assessing the Crew
The Crossing
An Epiphany
Getting Busted
Decisions. Decisions
Heroes
The Bomb Goes Off

PART III: GREENPEACE IS BEAUTIFUL
An Expanding Vision
Back to the Land
Green Movement Roots
Survival on the Farm

PART IV: GREEN ACTION
Real Politique
The Greens Organize
Greenpeace Calls
The Cruise Catcher
You Can't Sink a Rainbow
Green Power

PART V: AS IF SURVIVAL MATTERS
Watersheds
Towards a Global Green Constitution
UNCED
Reflections

APPENDIX: Technical Analysis and Risks of Nuclear Testing on Amchitka

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Paperback: 235 pages
Publisher: Black Rose Books (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551641666
ISBN-13: 978-1551641669
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces

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3.0 out of 5 stars Brave, humble addition to the history of Greenpeace, January 10, 2001

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This review is from: Making Waves: The Orgin and Future of Greenpeace (Paperback)

With a few thousand dollars scraped together through a charity Joni Mitchell and James Taylor concert, a raggle taggle collection of hippies and peace activists charter a leaky fishing boat and set off to stop a nuclear bomb.

This is a very personal account of one of Greenpeace's founders: the story of his flight from weapons work, his move to Canada to shield his son from the Vietnam war, his providing a safe house for other peace protestors in Vancouver, and his lifelong committment to peace, alternative energy, and stepping lightly on the earth.

And the famous journey of the first Greenpeace vessel.

For a complete picture of that voyage, Bob Hunter's Warriors of the Rainbow remains the best read, and David McTaggart's "Journey into the Bomb" presents an alternative take on the founding of the environmental organisation. Bohlen tells his story matter of factly, a quiet, often remarkable story of alternative thinking and deep personal committment.

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On September 15, 1996, the 25th anniversary of the first Greenpeace campaign, I was asked how the idea of Greenpeace came about, and, did I think, at the beginning, that it might grow into the world's most influential environmental organization. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
green constitution, global environmental governance, forest products laboratory

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Sierra Club, United Nations, British Columbia, Captain Cormack, Green Party, Prince Rupert, Denman Island, North Pacific, Greenpeace Too, Amchitka Island, Don't Make, New York City, Phyllis Cormack, John Cormack, Primrose Lake, Bering Sea, Coast Guard, Global Forum, Greenpeace Canada, Habitat Forum, Sand Point, Wave Committee, Canadian Government, Dutch Harbor

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This book cites 20 books:

Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher on page 84
Everyday Life by Agnes Heller in Back Matter
The Nuclear Power Game by Ronald Babin in Back Matter
Race to Oblivion by Dr.herbert f york on page 176
Nationalism and Culture by Rudolf Rocker in Back Matter

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