© Les Stone / Greenpeace
“It wasn't the Exxon Valdez captain's driving that caused the Alaskan oil spill. It was yours.”
-Greenpeace advertisement, New York Times, 25 February 1990
Greenpeace is an organisation that is trying to create and energy revolution, defend our oceans, protect the world’s ancient forests, create a toxic free future, and campaigning for sustainable agriculture. It encourages us to consider fighting for the environment by taking huge risks, such as their activists risking their lives and getting thrown into jail, which can inspire people, such as myself, to also fight for the environment. Environment, I believe, is something that is worth fighting for.
The environment is worth fighting for because it is one of the things that we pass on to future generations and if we destroy it now, then what will the coming generations have? Our environment is what provides us shelter, food, and water. These are the 3 main things that we humans are not able to live without. Greenpeace is fighting for the environment so that we leave enough resources for our future generations, and maybe the coming generations will be greener than we are and they can rebuild what we tore down. Greenpeace can inspire people and they can be the impetus of change to the environmental world. Greenpeace has stood up to Mattel for using paper packaging that comes from rainforests in Indonesia, coming from a company that is leading in deforestation in Indonesia and destroying the habitats of Sumatran tigers, and has made the company stop using paper packaging from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). This can cause other companies that use packaging from rainforests to change their ways and go for a greener way to use their packaging.
If we do not fight for the environment, then we will destroy the habitats of other species, which will then affect their population. Humans need other species to live because we depend on each other to survive. Our environment houses all of our food sources, which we are abusing by using techniques that are not sustainable, such as and blast fishing and drift netting. This is a part of defending our oceans, as the creatures that live in the ocean contribute to cleaning the ecosystem and every species has a right to live. Greenpeace has peacefully protested against Princes, one of the leading brands in seafood, as they used destructive fishing methods that accidentally catch fish that we have no use for and would probably just throw it back in the ocean. Some consumers (like me) refuse to use products that are not green, so if other companies decide to go green, they can pick up more customers.
We might not be able to keep a sustainable way of living without organizations such as Greenpeace because we humans have grown greedy and it seems as if some of us do not care about the environment and animals. Greenpeace is inspirational because it all started with a dozen people who wanted to change the world and they are now supported by millions of people worldwide. One idea can make a large impact in our Earth.
-Greenpeace advertisement, New York Times, 25 February 1990
Greenpeace is an organisation that is trying to create and energy revolution, defend our oceans, protect the world’s ancient forests, create a toxic free future, and campaigning for sustainable agriculture. It encourages us to consider fighting for the environment by taking huge risks, such as their activists risking their lives and getting thrown into jail, which can inspire people, such as myself, to also fight for the environment. Environment, I believe, is something that is worth fighting for.
The environment is worth fighting for because it is one of the things that we pass on to future generations and if we destroy it now, then what will the coming generations have? Our environment is what provides us shelter, food, and water. These are the 3 main things that we humans are not able to live without. Greenpeace is fighting for the environment so that we leave enough resources for our future generations, and maybe the coming generations will be greener than we are and they can rebuild what we tore down. Greenpeace can inspire people and they can be the impetus of change to the environmental world. Greenpeace has stood up to Mattel for using paper packaging that comes from rainforests in Indonesia, coming from a company that is leading in deforestation in Indonesia and destroying the habitats of Sumatran tigers, and has made the company stop using paper packaging from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). This can cause other companies that use packaging from rainforests to change their ways and go for a greener way to use their packaging.
If we do not fight for the environment, then we will destroy the habitats of other species, which will then affect their population. Humans need other species to live because we depend on each other to survive. Our environment houses all of our food sources, which we are abusing by using techniques that are not sustainable, such as and blast fishing and drift netting. This is a part of defending our oceans, as the creatures that live in the ocean contribute to cleaning the ecosystem and every species has a right to live. Greenpeace has peacefully protested against Princes, one of the leading brands in seafood, as they used destructive fishing methods that accidentally catch fish that we have no use for and would probably just throw it back in the ocean. Some consumers (like me) refuse to use products that are not green, so if other companies decide to go green, they can pick up more customers.
We might not be able to keep a sustainable way of living without organizations such as Greenpeace because we humans have grown greedy and it seems as if some of us do not care about the environment and animals. Greenpeace is inspirational because it all started with a dozen people who wanted to change the world and they are now supported by millions of people worldwide. One idea can make a large impact in our Earth.
Title explanation: The Rainbow Warrior is one of Greenpeace ships
I like how you wrote about greenpeace which you explained it first than showed examples. Also I noticed that you made a lot of research and also the links you made gave more information to the reader. However i think that there were sentences you repeated and maybe you could have wrote in a different style. On the other hand loved the way how you tried to get reader's attention and also to convince. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment. I did actually do a bit of extra research as I am a huge Greenpeace supporter. Also, thank you for telling me that my writing style is a bit awkward.
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