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Rainbow Warrior Bombing
<blockquote>Greenpeace is calling for [[global emissions]] to peak by 2020 and fall rapidly thereafter ensuring at least a 50 percent reduction from 1990 levels by the year 2050 globally, and eliminate [[fossil fuel emissions]] before the end of the [[21st century]]. This platform is outlined in its ‘Global Energy Scenario’ which is available at: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/reports/energy-r-evolution-a-bluepr<ref> [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/releases/global-warming-impacts-hit-poo GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS HIT POOREST, THE HARDEST AND WILL INCREASE IN SCOPE AND SEVERITY]</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Greenpeace is calling for [[global emissions]] to peak by 2020 and fall rapidly thereafter ensuring at least a 50 percent reduction from 1990 levels by the year 2050 globally, and eliminate [[fossil fuel emissions]] before the end of the [[21st century]]. This platform is outlined in its ‘Global Energy Scenario’ which is available at: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/reports/energy-r-evolution-a-bluepr<ref> [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press/releases/global-warming-impacts-hit-poo GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS HIT POOREST, THE HARDEST AND WILL INCREASE IN SCOPE AND SEVERITY]</ref></blockquote>
==Rainbow Warrior Bombing==
On July 7, 1985 the Rainbow Warrior, flagship of Greenpeace, was destroyed by high explosive devices that resulted in the death of Fernado Pereira, a crew member and photographer. An investigation into the bombing resulted in the arrest, trial and conviction of Major Alain Mafart and Captain Dominique Prieur of the French Armed Forces. After initial denials, the French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius admitted that the French Secret Service ordered the attack in order to deny Greenpeace access to French territorial waters. <ref>http://www.police.govt.nz/operation/wharf/</ref> The French government, while not apologizing, paid compensation to Greenpeace and the New Zealand government for this act of state sponsored terrorism. <ref>http://www.kauricoast.co.nz/Feature.cfm?WPID=70</ref>
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