From the publisher: In 1971, when nuclear tests were being carried out on a small island off the coast of Alaska, a small group of people, believing that a few individuals could make a difference, set sail on an old fishing boat determined to put an end to the testing. Few dreamed they would go on to become the largest environmental protection agency in the world.
Today, with offices in over thirty countries, supported by more than three million members worldwide, accredited with more than twenty-six international treaties, Greenpeace remains an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization.
Written as a memoir by one of the founders, this book is an important part of the history of the environmental movement. It is about the origins of the organization; about the identity and motivation of the people first involved, their adventures and experiences; and about the development of the high profile direct action campaign methods which work for Greenpeace even to this day.
Originally a research scientist, Jim Bohlen helped to found the Sierra Club in Canada, and later the breakaway organization that would come to be known as Greenpeace. In 1974, Jim and his wife Marie established a homestead on an island north of Vancouver, where they experimented in the development of an energy and food self-reliant lifestyle. In 1983 Jim was involved with the founding of the Green Party of Canada and stood for election to Parliament in 1984 and 1988. Jim served as a director of Greenpeace Canada until 1993, when he retired to his island paradise to write and help with policy development for the Green Party.