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2004/05 Annual Report

GOING THE D ISTANCE…

FOR A HEALTHY PLANET

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organization that

uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose

global environmental problems and promote solutions for

the future. With 40 offices located throughout the world,

Greenpeace works to protect our oceans and ancient forests,

and to end toxic pollution, global warming, nuclear threats and

genetic engineering. Since 1971, Greenpeace has been a

leading voice of the environmental movement by taking a stand

against powerful political and corporate interests whose

policies put the planet at risk.

2 Clean Energy Now!4 Protecting the Oceans6 Saving Ancient Forests8 Our Other Work

10 Our Ships12 Financial Highlights14 Our Supporters17 Board of Directors17 Protecting the Planet

What We’re About

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The Bush administration’s record on theenvironment over the last 18 months hasbeen appalling, to say the least. Theadministration, backed by its usual castof corporate collaborators, weakenedpollution controls such as already insuffi-cient mercury regulations; overturned theRoadless Rule, which protected 58.5 mil-lion acres of national forest land fromdestructive logging; prepared to open theArctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)for oil exploration; and chose to supporta return to nuclear power rather thaninvest in clean energy alternatives.

The Bush administration also has usedintimidation tactics such as extensive FBIprofiling and an unprecedented criminalsuit—a case thrown out of court inMiami—in an attempt to silence us. In1985, the French government bombedour flagship the Rainbow Warrior, to pre-vent us from our work to protect theplanet. Both in 1985 and 2005, the resultwas the same—it made our work andour resolve even stronger.

We opposed the corporate takeover ofour public lands, challenged the Bushadministration’s prehistoric energy policyand led the cry for clean energy. Weexposed the vulnerability of nuclearpower plants and chemical facilities toterrorist attacks. And we demonstratedour strength as a global organization bytaking on the whaling industry, illegal

logging and toxic contamination aroundthe world.

We are about standing up for what’s rightand standing up to what’s wrong. We havebeen taking on corporations likeExxonMobil, Omega, and Kimberly Clarkfor their willfully negative impact on theenvironment, and keeping the pressure onthe International Whaling Commission andthe United Nations to improve protectionsfor our natural world.

None of this would have been possiblewithout your generous support. We dedicate the following pages to you, oursupporters, who stand with us as wespeak out against environmentaldestruction and work toward a greenand peaceful future.

Rave on, John Passacantando

Above: The Greenpeace helicopter“Tweetie” surveys the impacts of globalwarming in Greenland.

On the Cover: Arctic explorers LonnieDupre and Eric Larsen go the distancewith Greenpeace to highlight globalwarming by attempting the first ever summer crossing of the Arctic Ocean.

Below: Our executive director, JohnPassacantando (right), and an activisttie ribbons onto the Rainbow Warriorto demonstrate the widespread sup-port to save the threatened dugongfrom the expansion of a U.S. militarybase in Japan.

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Through our investigative web site, www.exxonsecrets.org,we exposed and documentedover $15 million in funding byExxonMobil to conservativethink tanks that refute evidenceof global warming.

We exposed the effects of globalwarming pollution on humanhealth by undertaking the mostcomprehensive national studyof mercury contamination. Ofthose tested, one out of fivewomen of child-bearing ageexceeded the limit for mercuryset by the EPA.

After years of Greenpeace campaigning, Russia ratified theinternational Kyoto Protocol climate agreement in 2004ensuring that the treaty becameinternational law. The UnitedStates has still refused to signthe treaty.

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During the last 18 months, we increasedour efforts to raise awareness about theeffects of global warming and promoteclean energy solutions. As 2005 endureda barrage of hurricanes, scientists reportedthat global warming was to blame for hurricane intensity. This added to themounting scientific evidence that globalwarming was causing rapid melting in theArctic, in the Himalayas and in theWestern Siberian permafrost. With theBush administration still ignoring this evi-dence, and the G8 leaders expecting todiscuss global warming at their Junesummit, our focus on the issue was timely.

Greenpeace went to the source of theproblem and focused attention on thefact that coal-burning power plants werea major contributor to global warmingpollution. Six activists climbed the 700-foot smokestack of one of the dirtiestpower plants in the country, located atHatfield’s Ferry, PA. The activists hung abanner condemning the Bush adminis-tration’s energy plan and calling for aswitch to renewable energy. Now, a yearafter our protest, five states have filed afederal lawsuit against the owner of theplant for violations of the Clean Air Act.

In May, with the G8 meeting of industrial-ized nations looming we launched“Project Thin Ice,” joining Arctic explorersLonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen to embarkon the first summer crossing of the Arctic

Ocean. While unable to finish the journey,their attempt inspired thousands to takeaction to protect the climate. Project ThinIce continued with an expedition by theGreenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, toGreenland. Scientists onboard discoveredone of the world’s fastest moving andmelting glacier, confirming the fear thatthe predictions of sea level rise, based on Greenland models, have been conser-vative and we are facing a much biggerand faster rise.

During September, the Arctic Sunrise,continued the expedition down the East Coast to support clean energy such as the offshore wind projects inMassachusetts and New York. With themounting new evidence of the effects ofglobal warming pollution, it is more critical than ever that we continue topress for “Clean Energy Now!”

For more information, visit www.greenpeaceusa.org/climate

Above: Greenpeace is working aroundthe world to slow global warming andpromote clean energy alternatives tothis crisis.

Left: Miami college students gatherwith Greenpeace on the eve of thefirst presidential debate to demand the candidates address issues of clean energy.

Below: Activists climbed a 700-footpower plant to protest the BushAdministration’s dirty energy policyand push for federal investment inclean energy technology.

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Clean Energy Now!

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We effectively lobbied to havethe Baltic Sea designated as aParticularly Sensitive Sea Area,and a no-fishing zone wasestablished around theBornholm Deep, an especiallyvulnerable area.

In June 2004 and 2005, theRainbow Warrior documented thedestruction inflicted on deep sealife by bottom trawling in theTasman Sea in the south PacificOcean. The images captured onthe high seas were transmitted inreal time during a United Nationsmeeting on ocean floor trawling.

Our expertise on oceans-relatedissues was recognized in 2004when we were invited to addressthe United Nations about thedevastation caused by deep seatrawling. This was the first timeGreenpeace has been invited tospeak at a UN General Assembly.

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“Save the Whales!” That was our call inthe early 80’s, when Greenpeace led andwon the campaign to end the commercialhunting of whales. Twenty years on fromthat victory, we had to raise the stakes inresponse to moves from Japan to reversethe ban at the International WhalingCommission meeting in Korea. Througha global public campaign about the threatto the world’s whales, we succeeded inkeeping the 20-year whaling moratoriumin place, despite Japan's best efforts.

Although Greenpeace will always beassociated with “saving the whales,” theirplight is indicative of a larger crisis facingour oceans. Overfishing is the greatestthreat to the ecological balance of theoceans today. Factory fishing ships making up just one percent of the globalfishing fleet vacuum up half of the 95-million ton annual catch. Bottom trawlerslay waste to the ocean floor and kill anadditional 27 million tons of unwantedfish bycatch each year, including as manyas 300,000 whales and dolphins and aneven greater number of sea turtles.

Greenpeace has been responding aroundthe world. In the North Sea we confrontedfactory trawlers that were catching dol-phins as bycatch. We were in the Balticprotecting deep sea life from ocean floortrawlers. And in the Pacific, we were inaction stopping greedy corporationsfrom pillaging the fish stocks that remain.

This summer, we brought our focus ondestructive fishing practices to overfishingin the United States. The menhaden is asmall fish predominantly found in theChesapeake Bay. It supports an entirefood chain all the way up to the whale. Itis threatened from overfishing by theTexas corporate giant, Omega ProteinCorporation. We pressured Omega toend their pillage of our oceans andforced regulatory agencies to protect the ocean’s biodiversity. In August, weachieved the first-ever limit on the menhaden catch in the Chesapeake.The fight over this small fish illustrates alarger problem with our oceans, corpo-rations are often left to pillage ouroceans—unchecked.

In 2006, Greenpeace is setting sail witha new project called “A Year in the Lifeof the Oceans.” Our ship, the Esperanza(Spanish for “hope”) will undertake aworldwide voyage over an entire year tohighlight the crisis of the oceans.

For more information, visit www.greenpeaceusa.org/oceans

Above: Greenpeace activists encountertrawlers fishing for sea bass in theEnglish Channel.

Left: An activist in the water protestsoverfishing in the North Atlantic with acall for marine reserves. Scientistsrecommend setting aside large areaswhere marine life would be allowed tothrive to help re-build fish stocks andpreserve biodiversity, turning aroundthe depletion of our marine life.

Below: Activists gather at our “whaleembassy” in Korea to stop the production of a whale meat processingplant and raise awareness about theplight of whales.

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Our report “America’s KeystoneForests: Mapping the Next 100Years of Forest Protection” iden-tified the key forests in thecountry that should be protectedfrom destructive logging. It washailed by activists and decision-makers across the country.

With partner groups, we con-vinced paper company GeorgiaPacific to cancel its contractwith Madenorte, an illegal woodsupplier from Brazil.

Greenpeace’s campaignsecured international protec-tions for ramin trees as a rarespecies. The ramin tree is hometo the endangered orangutansand the source of many woodproducts in the U.S.

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Many of the world's ancient forests arebeing logged, often illegally, for quickprofits. Over the last 18 months, we chal-lenged the forces that seek to destroythe world’s last remaining ancient forests.

Even with numerous victories in ourquest to protect the Amazon forest,2004 marked the second worst year ofdestruction with 10,000 square miles offorest decimated in one year—much of itfueled by big agricultural firms that pro-duce soy. We continued our work to pro-tect the Amazon rainforest by confrontingthe greed, corruption, slavery and evenmurder that is common on the Brazilianfrontiers. By identifying illegal loggers andcomplicit government officials, we weresuccessful in exposing the rampant crimein the area. We made great progress inprotecting the Amazon when theBrazilian president decreed that five mil-lion acres of the Amazon forest would beprotected in the form of reserves.

The most recent news from Brazil is thatthe destruction between July 2004-05was less than half the previous year.Hopefully, we have turned a corner, butwe can’t be complacent.

Tragically, in February 2005, friend andfellow activist Sister Dorothy Stang, a 74year-old American missionary, wasassassinated for her work defending theAmazon and rural workers. Her commit-

ment to protect the Amazon served asan inspiration, but her death reminded usof the dangers associated with workingon the frontlines.

At home, we brought local activists, eco-logists and volunteers to our “ForestRescue Stations” in threatened forestareas. Using sophisticated communica-tions equipment and peaceful demon-stration tactics, we prevented 46,000acres of roadless area from going on thechopping block in southern Oregon. InAlaska’s Tongass National Forest, weprevented new roads from opening thou-sands of acres of public land to logging.We also launched an international cam-paign against Kimberly-Clark, maker ofKleenex-brand products, and the leaderin destruction of North American forests.Kimberly-Clark uses little to no recycledcontent in its products and denies itsrole in ancient forest destruction. Wewill continue to pressure companiesand governments around the world toprotect our remaining forests.

For more information, visit www.greenpeaceusa.org/forests

Above: Activists block access to alogging road in Oregon, thus shuttingdown logging operations in theendangered forest area.

Left: An activist calls on the maker of Kleenex-brand products, Kimberly-Clark, to end its destruction ofCanada’s boreal forest and startusing recycled content in its paperproducts.

Below: Two activists practice theirclimbing skills to prepare for an occupation of ancient forest areasslated to be logged.

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Saving Ancient Forests

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Activists inspected three mili-tary facilities in Belgium topressure NATO member statesto renounce their nuclearweapons arsenal. Over 1,000activists joined Greenpeace tocarry out the inspection.

After pressuring electronicscompanies to eliminate toxicchemicals from their products,LG, Samsung, Nokia and Sonyannounced commitments tosafer alternatives.

Along with Habitat for Humanity,we built the first environmen-tally-friendly affordable housein New Orleans—the backyardof the chemical industry. Theprocess was documented andpublicized to Habitat forHumanity chapters interested inbuilding safe housing.

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While we have focused our priority cam-paigns on global warming, oceans andforests, we have kept a spotlight onother key environmental threats to pro-tect people around the world from toxiccontamination, nuclear threats andgenetic experiments with our food.

In 2004, we tracked a secretive shipment ofweapons-grade plutonium from SouthCarolina to France. We protested thedeadly shipment in both countries, draw-ing international media attention to thedangers of nuclear transport. Though theNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)obligates the nuclear weapons states topursue nuclear disarmament, the NPTReview Conference held in New York earlyin 2005 ended in a deadlock withoutagreeing on reductions. In response,Greenpeace partnered with other peaceorganizations to conduct a series of"Citizens' Inspections" of nuclear weaponssites around the world. 2005 also markedthe 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima andNagasaki. In a peaceful demonstration,we expressed our support for the sur-vivors of the devastation and continued tocall on the world’s governments to estab-lish a green and nuclear-free future.

After we exposed the toxic hazards ofsending old ships to Asia, the internation-al community agreed to control theexport of ships for scrap. The BaselConvention, an international body that

Above: A small child sits among the electronic toxic waste in China, muchof which was exported from devel-oping countries.

Left: A Cambodian child drinks hotchocolate brewed using solar energy.A Greenpeace Solar Generation youthbrewed coffee, tea and chocolate atthe entrance of the famed Angkor Watin Cambodia to demonstrate theapplicability of solar energy.

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Our Other Work

controls the trade of hazardous materials,will force ship owners to eliminate haz-ardous materials from their old shipsbefore exporting them. In the US, webrought to light the vulnerability of chemi-cal plants to terrorist attacks, resulting inwidespread media coverage includingarticles in the Wall Street Journal and theNew York Times. We also helped to pushlegislation in Congress and cities acrossthe country calling on the chemicalindustry to adopt safer alternatives.

2004 also marked a year of worldwideindustry retreat from genetically-engi-neered (GE) crops. After years ofGreenpeace pressure, Monsantoannounced that it would end furtherdevelopment of its “Roundup Ready”wheat. Monsanto’s decision followedBayer Crop Science’s decision to with-draw genetically-engineered corn fromthe United Kingdom. Later, Bayerterminated its genetic-engineering workin India following sustained pressure fromGreenpeace.

For more information, visit www.greenpeaceusa.org

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Below: Activists onboard the Esperanzaprotest the dangerous shipment ofU.S. weapons-grade plutonium acrossthe Atlantic to France.

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“After a slight delay, the ship pulled away from the dock. It was only an instant between

stillness and motion. I was standing there alone and the ship’s horn sounded right in my

ear. I instantly burst into slow, silent tears. I AM ON A GREENPEACE BOAT. It felt almost

profound. I was living a moment that I never thought possible.”– Greenpeace supporter Marnee, who won a bunk on the

Esperanza after participating in our Iceland Whales campaign.

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This year marked the 20th anniversary ofthe bombing of the first Rainbow Warrior.In 1985, French secret agents set off twoexplosions onboard the Rainbow Warriorin an attempt to stifle Greenpeace’s pro-tests against French nuclear testing. Thatday, we lost our flagship and our dearfriend and crewmate, Fernando Periera.But instead of being stifled, Greenpeacehas gone from strength to strength, witha current fleet of three ships. Theanniversary reminded us that the spirit ofcourage and determination continues tolive on as our ships confront environmen-tal wrongdoing around the world.

Greenpeace ships, with their internationalcrews committed to protecting the plan-et, give us a powerful presence at sea,working in support of our campaigns andactions around the world from the forestsin Alaska to the coast of Okinawa.

Last year, the Rainbow Warrior drewinternational attention to the problem ofillegal logging when it participated inpeaceful protests to stop the illegaldestruction of Indonesian forests. Whilein the region, we assisted the internation-al aid groups, Doctors Without Bordersand UNICEF, with their tsunami reliefefforts. The ship and crew helped deliversupplies to devastated parts of Indonesiathat were only accessible by boat beforecontinuing on to Japan to lend supportto a local group working to save the last

Above: The Arctic Sunrise inGreenland as part of the Project ThinIce Tour to document and investigatethe impacts of global warming.

Left: Greenpeace's flagship theRainbow Warrior spreads our environmental message to all corners of the globe.

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remaining dugongs, a relative of themanatee, threatened by the expansion ofa U.S. military base. The RainbowWarrior then sailed to Korea to confrontJapan’s plans to resume commercialwhaling at the International WhalingCommission meeting.

The Arctic Sunrise, an icebreakerequipped for the frozen terrain of thepolar regions, started 2004 in Patagoniato expose ancient forest destruction andthen went on to join our defense offorests in the United States. This year theArctic Sunrise has been central to ProjectThin Ice. It traveled to the Arctic to docu-ment the effects of global warming pollu-tion and toured the East Coast of the U.Sto promote clean energy solutions.

The Esperanza, the latest and largestaddition to the Greenpeace fleet, wasactive stopping destructive fishing prac-tices in the North Atlantic, stoppinggenetically engineered soy shipmentsand protesting Icelandic whaling.

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Below: Activists from around the world gather at the Eiffel Tower inParis, France to commemorate the20th anniversary of the bombing ofthe Rainbow Warrior.

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Support and RevenueContributions and donations

$13,248,452

Grants from Greenpeace Fund, Inc.2,596,300

Licensing, royalties and merchandise sales64,999

Investment return

7,468

Total Support and Revenue15,917,219

GREENPEACE, INC. STATEMENT

OF ACTIVITIES Year Ended December 31, 2004

ExpensesProgram services

Forests campaign 4,206,182Public information and outreach 2,398,454

Action resources 1,629,636

Grants to Greenpeace International 1,500,000

Climate campaign1,404,217

Outreach481,811

Toxics campaign

135,395

Oceans campaign

122,143

Disarmament campaign

4,745

Other programs

744

Total program services

11,883,327

Support services

Fundraising

3,801,154

Management and general

479,319

Total support services

4,280,473

Total Expenses

16,163,800

Change in Net Deficit

(246,581)

GREENPEACE, INC. GREENPEACE FUND, INC.Campaigns$10,383,327

Fundraising$3,801,154

Fundraising$1,244.974

Grants to OtherOrganizations$1,500,000 Grants to

OtherOrganizations$5,981.055

Administration$479,319

Administration$363,202

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Financial Highlights

GREENPEACE FUND, INC. STATEMENTOF ACT IV IT IES Year Ended December 31, 2004

Support and RevenueContributions and donations $6,375,845Investment return and interest on note receivable 296,689Grants 385,443

Total Support and Revenue 7,330,977

Expenses

Grants and program servicesGrants to Greenpeace InternationalOceans campaign 1,199,555Climate campaign 795,700Forest campaign 714,400Research unit 356,100Genetic engineering campaign 75,000Campaign support 25,000

Grants to Greenpeace affiliatesGreat Bear Rainforest – Greenpeace Canada 120,000Sustainable agriculture – Greenpeace China 75,000Sakhalin Journalism Tour – Greenpeace Russia 24,000

Grants to Greenpeace, Inc.Policy and issues monitoring 840,122Forest campaign 494,190Climate campaign 214,355Outreach 185,321Campaign support 862,312

Total grants and program services 5,981,055

Support servicesFundraising 1,244,974Management and general 363,202

Total support services 1,608,176

Total Expenses 7,589,231

Change in Net Assets (531,254)

Greenpeace does not solicit funds from corporations or from the

government. Financial independence is core to our work and one of

our greatest strengths. It gives us the ability to take on environmental

destruction wherever and whenever it occurs. This independence is

possible because of individuals like you who form the backbone of

our work and support our autonomy. You and over 2.7 million members

worldwide are the reason we can do our work so effectively.

Above: Greenpeace’s newest shipthe Esperanza undergoing standardmaintenance.

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Protecting the Planet

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Partners in Action make extraordinarycommitments to Greenpeace. We thankyou for your support and hope you willcontinue giving as generously as you can.

WITNESS ($1,000–$2,499)

By “bearing witness”—going to a sceneof objectionable activity and registeringsilent opposition—Greenpeace has wonmany victories on behalf of the naturalworld. As a Witness, you helpGreenpeace continue this important tra-dition and inform the world about envi-ronmental destruction often happeningout of public view.

ACTIVIST ($2,500–$4,999)

Greenpeace is best known for takingpeaceful direct action against corpora-tions and governments who recklesslyexploit the Earth—our courageousactivists are constantly placing them-selves on the front lines of environmentalconflict. Your generous support providesthe safest equipment and enablesactivists to deploy to scenes of abuse assoon as they occur, protecting andspeaking out for the fragile environment.

CAMPAIGNER ($5,000–$9,999)

As a Campaigner you are the drivingforce behind our multi-dimensional proj-ects in defense of the planet, supporting the planning and implementa-tion of Greenpeace campaigns aroundthe world.

WARRIOR ($10,000 AND ABOVE)

When the first Greenpeace crew set sailin 1971, they took with them a smallbook of Native American myths calledWarriors of the Rainbow. The book toldof a North American Indian legend thatprophesies when man has destroyed theworld through his greed, the Warriors ofthe Rainbow will arise to save it again.Your generous support advancesGreenpeace’s most courageous eco-fighters in fulfilling their mission to defendour planet and precious wildlife.

ESPERANZA CIRCLE ($25,000)

Rainbows are said to have appeared atcrucial moments in Greenpeace history.“Perhaps in this case the Rainbow guidedus to the Esperanza. I certainly like to think

GREENPEACE, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Donald K. Ross (Chair)New York, New York

Kenny BrunoBrooklyn, New York

Jeff DebonisHood River, Oregon

Liz GilchristFalls Church, Virginia

Todd GitlinNew York, New York

David HunterTakoma Park, Maryland

Terri SwearingenChester, West Virginia

Karen TopakianSan Francisco, California

GREENPEACE FUND, INC.

DIRECTORS:

David Chatfield (Chair)San Francisco, California

Karen TopakianSan Francisco, California

John WillisToronto, Canada

of both as signs of hope for things tocome”—Greenpeace Chief Engineer. Sheis at sea all year round, working in someof the most remote regions of the world,carrying her message of hope for thefuture to the citizens of the world. As amember of our Esperanza Circle, youmake this hope for a brighter future a real-ity. Your generous support allowsGreenpeace to shed light on the crimesperpetrated against this planet and to offersolutions for a beautiful, greener Earth.

PHYLLIS CORMACK CIRCLE

($50,000)

Greenpeace began at sea when a smallcrew of concerned environmentalistssailed our first boat, the Phyllis Cormack,into the U.S. atomic test site in the NorthPacific. Phyllis Cormack Circle membersserve as stewards of this legacy—yourgenerous gift benefits Greenpeace’s mostdifficult expeditions, newest fights indefense of the Earth, and initiatives withthe widest-ranging impact such as at-seaprotests worldwide, whistleblower journal-ism and highest-level international treatynegotiations.

MAKING A PLANNED GIFT

By considering Greenpeace in your long-term financial plans, you provide futurestability in the face of a ling-term struggleto protect the environment. Whether youare putting Greenpeace in your will, look-ing for income tax relief, or interested inincreasing your income through a giftannuity of trust, our planned giving officecan provide you with more information.

Left: Arctic explorers Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen face the formidablefrozen Arctic Ocean as they attemptthe first summer crossing from Russiato Canada.

Back Cover: Survival suits and lifevests, hanging on a line on theGreenpeace ship the Esperanza.

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