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Scientists claim that radiation and radioactive materials, in people, would cause over 430,000 cancer deaths. 8 years of atmospheric testing took place in Bikini Atoll. On March 1, 1954, the U.S. launched a hydrogen bomb called Bravo, causing an evacuation. Greenpeace moved everyone 180 kilometers away.
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Governments and companies attempted to take Antarctica for mining, when Greenpeace wanted to make it a park. The artic has been known for oil spills and pollution, too. In order to make it into a park, they had to set up and base and stay for many years. An oil spill in Alaska helped Greenpeace so they offered to protect the artic from things like this. They got a 50 year contract against mineral exploitation and it became a park.
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Greenpeace made a documentary of driftnet destruction, exposing this destruction. In the summer of 1983, a campaign group stopped a driftnet from being deployed. In 1992, a worldwide ban was set, banning drift netting.
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After a released video of the Russian Navy dumping radioactive waste into the Sea of Japan, Boris Yeltsin banned the dumping of radioactive waste.
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Hunters used to use explosive harpoons to make a whale bleed out, a cruel strategy. The public pressured the government with marches, protests, and sending origami of whales. They decided that whales are worth more alive than dead and banned commercial whaling.
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Phthalates are plastic softeners that don't bond properly and cause hormone malfunctions and deformities in boys. Also, chemicals are released into the environment. President Bush signed a safety legislation against toys with brain-damaging materials.
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Nestle identified Sinar Mas as a high risk plantation linked to deforestation. Many other companies, such as Burger King, dropped Sinar Mas from their food chain.
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Between 1990 and 2013, flourinated gas has increased, which contributes to climate change. In 1992, a refrigerator was made not containing greenhouse gases, which is cheaper than the ones with gas.
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After 20 years of campaigning, the Great Bear Rainforest is 85% protected. Now bears and endangered species are safe.
