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[[Image:Greenpeaceprotest1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|To protest the drilling of oil from which gasoline is made, Greenpeace frequently uses vehicles powered by gasoline engines, in this case, a Zodiac inflatable boat with an outboard engine.]]
 
[[Image:Greenpeaceprotest1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|To protest the drilling of oil from which gasoline is made, Greenpeace frequently uses vehicles powered by gasoline engines, in this case, a Zodiac inflatable boat with an outboard engine.]]
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'''Leonardo DiCaprio, actor'''
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[[Leonardo DiCaprio|DiCaprio]], a well-known Hollywood actor turned environmentalist is highlighting the plight of [[polar bears]] and [[global warming]]; however, in doing so, he is using reams and reams of unrecycled paper.<ref>http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=260902300&p=z6x9x3xx6</ref>
 
[[Leonardo DiCaprio|DiCaprio]], a well-known Hollywood actor turned environmentalist is highlighting the plight of [[polar bears]] and [[global warming]]; however, in doing so, he is using reams and reams of unrecycled paper.<ref>http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=260902300&p=z6x9x3xx6</ref>
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'''Barack Obama'''
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In May 2017, former U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] traveled to Italy to give a speech on [[global warming|climate change]], but used pollution-heavy transportation to get to his destination.<ref>Zanotti, Emily (May 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/obama-speaks-on-global-warming-then-spews-co2-with-private-jet-13-car-motorcade/ Obama Speaks on Global Warming, Then Spews CO2 With Private Jet, 13-Car Motorcade]. ''Heat Street''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.</ref>
 
In May 2017, former U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] traveled to Italy to give a speech on [[global warming|climate change]], but used pollution-heavy transportation to get to his destination.<ref>Zanotti, Emily (May 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/obama-speaks-on-global-warming-then-spews-co2-with-private-jet-13-car-motorcade/ Obama Speaks on Global Warming, Then Spews CO2 With Private Jet, 13-Car Motorcade]. ''Heat Street''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.</ref>
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'''Oil tanker SS ''Prestige'''''
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Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank, spilling more than 77,000 tons of fuel oil – which could have been pumped out of the ship while docked - into the open ocean, which washed ashore within days onto much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France.<ref>http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm</ref>
 
Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank, spilling more than 77,000 tons of fuel oil – which could have been pumped out of the ship while docked - into the open ocean, which washed ashore within days onto much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France.<ref>http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm</ref>
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