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In 1970, the Don't Make A Wave Committee was established; its sole objective was to stop a second nuclear weapons test at Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
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Several people climbed aboard an old 80-foot halibut seiner and attempted to sail into the United States’ nuclear test range at the island of Amchitka, off of Alaska’s west coast, to prevent a test blast from occurring.
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With the help of a benefit concert by folk musicians Joni Mitchell and Phil Ochs, along with their surprise guest James Taylor, a voyage a year later became possible
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Motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada in an old fishing boat. These activists, the founders of Greenpeace, believed a few individuals could make a difference.
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David McTaggart answered an ad placed in a New Zealand newspaper by Ben Metcalfe, calling for a ship to go to Morouroa Atoll to protest nuclear weapons testing there.
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Country Joe McDonald not only played at a send-off concert for a Greenpeace ship in Vancouver and dedicated his hit single "Save the Whales" to Greenpeace.
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An explosion aboard the Rainbow Warrior sank the ship, our hearts, and left one man dead. But out of this tragedy eventually came triumph, and an end to nuclear testing.
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Greenpeace decided to use the Rock in Rio concert held in Lisbon, Portugal to send a very loud message to world leaders. Because our politicians didn’t seem to be offering any inspired responses to the climate crisis, we thought we’d provide them with some musical inspiration.
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our solar panel-equipped, biodiesel-fueled truck, the Rolling Sunlight, went on the Warped Tour and powered the tour’s non-profit booths with clean, green solar energy.
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The new Rainbow Warrior, the world's first purpose-built environmental campaigning ship, readied herself to carry on the original Rainbow Warrior’s spirit. It’s a spirit that will always live on.
