Which group will be more effective in getting its conservation message across: Greenpeace or Sea Shepherd?

Question

Which group will be more effective in getting its conservation message across: Greenpeace or Sea Shepherd?

Answer 1

I don't know much about either company anymore the last time i saw something from greenpeace was in the 90's.  but from what i was seeing they were being as bad as the people they were trying to stop, and for that i lost all respect for them.

Answer 2

It depends.

Greenpeace will definitely command more respect from international governing bodies for its peaceful protests, but it is unlikely to be able to exert much pressure on disobeying nations to stop their wrongdoings. Sea Shepherd, vice versa, will be perceived as a rogue organisation with its militant methods (as seen by the recent saga involving Japan's whale research fleet). Trouble is, Sea Shepherd will not be able to get much support from official ruling bodies if it continues with its aggressive style of protests.

Overall, it is still up to the offending country to come round in its thinking, as no amount of persuading or fighting will be likely to stop them as long as they are bent on continuing their offending acts.

Answer 3

Greenspirit, a concept that combines environmentalism with both a deep appreciation of nature and an enthusiasm for the challenge. "Spirit" as in spiritual and "spirit" as in team spirit.

A brief view of how Greenspirit was founded.

Where's the positive vision?

Who is Patrick Moore?

PROFILE: Patrick Moore, Ph.D.

Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for over 30 years. He is a founding member of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world's largest environmental activist organization.

In recent years, Dr. Moore has been focused on the promotion of sustainability and consensus building among competing concerns. He was a member of British Columbia government-appointed Round Table on the Environment and Economy from 1990 - 1994. In 1990, Dr. Moore founded and chaired the BC Carbon Project, a group that worked to develop a common understanding of climate change

Dr. Moore served for four years as Vice President, Environment for Waterfurnace International, the largest manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps for residential heating and cooling with renewable earth energy.

As Chair of the Sustainable Forestry Committee of the Forest Alliance of BC, he leads the process of developing the "Principles of Sustainable Forestry" which have been adopted by a majority of the industry.

In 1991 Dr. Moore founded Greenspirit, a consultancy focusing on environmental policy and communications in natural resources, biodiversity, energy and climate change