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A brief overview of your interest group (be sure to put its name in bold in the first sentence) and the scope of the article goes here.[1]

The following list of sections should serve as a loose guideline for developing the body of your article. The works cited in references 2-5 are all fake; their purpose is to serve as a formatting model for your own citations.

History

Their mission was to "bear witness" to U.S. underground nuclear testing at Amchitka, a tiny island off the West Coast of Alaska, which is the world most earthquake prone regions. This simple fact shows that the founders of Greenpeace where in deed very brave souls, to had taken the chance of risking their lives to promote the well being of our earth.

Amchitka was the last refuge for 3000 endangered sea otters, and the home to bald eagles, peregrine falcons and other wildlife. Although the sail to Amchitka was intercepted, it spike a worldwide interest. People wanted to know more about what was going on in the world, and became more and more interested in the saftey of wildlife. Although the U.S. carried out there mission and detonated the bomb on the coast, the message was loud and clear, because nuclear testing ended that same year and the island was later declared a bird sanctuary.

Greenpeace is an international organization that continues to grow today. Although there are many people around the world that try to bring attention to the dangers we face in everyday society, dangers that can prevented, Greenpeace definitely gives light to the most prominate issues our planet faces. One voice can make a difference and history surely proves that. Greenpeace priorities global environmental champains and has many supporters all over the world.

Founding of Greenpeace

There is no one founder to the Greenpeace organization. A small group of inspired, committed citizen came together in 1971 to help create Greenpeace. Not knowing that they would become known as the founders of Greenpeace organization, these determined activist set out on a mission to protest U.S. nuclear testing off the coast of Alaska, after setting sail on an old boat from Canada. Willing to place themselves in harms way, despite being intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, these brave activist sailed into history by bringing worldwide attention to the dangers of nuclear testing. This was just the beginning, by bring attention to the dangers of nuclear waste in Alaska, they also brought attention to some of the other issues that threaten our. Thus, providing information on ways to help decrease and possibly eliminate these issues, and make our planet a better and safer place for everyone and everything in it.

Current objectives and activities

This section should discuss the group's current initiatives and tactics for influencing political outcomes (which may or may not be very different from its original goals and modus operandi).[2]

Organizational structure

This section should describe the group's organizational structure, including its principal leadership positions and their current incumbents.[3]

Achievements

This section should recount the group's major achievements, including but not limited to legislative and/or legal victories.[4]

Public perception and controversies

In developing this final section, be especially careful about maintaining a neutral stance and tone. Your aim should be to document the public's perception of your group and/or any controversies in which it is or has been embroiled without weighing in with your own opinion about them.

References

  1. See the "Writing an Encyclopedia Article" handout for more details.
  2. "The Things We Do and How We Do Them," Interest Group X. 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2009 from http://www.interestgroupx.org/things_we_do.html
  3. First Author and Second Author, "The Organizational Structure of Interest Group X," Fake Journal of Nonexistent Scholarship 36:2 (2015) pp. 36-52.
  4. "Major Success for Interest Group X," Anytown Daily News, January 1, 2015, p. A6.