Greenpeace Greenpeace Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 39 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The global organization does not accept funding from governments,
Greenpeace – The Album oversaw technical coordination for the album. Also exclusive to the 1985 release, George Harrison remixed his 1981 track "Save the World" and recorded a new vocal with the lyrics tailored more to Greenpeace's cause. The Pretenders' contribution, "Show Me", was a live version of their 1984 single, recorded in Detroit. The album was followed by a home video compilation, titled "Greenpeace: Non-Toxic Video Hits", which included videos for many of the songs from the album. The release took place on 5 December 1985 in the UK and 16 April 1986 in the US. A second fundraising album, "Greenpeace: Rainbow Warriors",