when was greenpeace founded
Who founded Greenpeace. Greenpeace was first founded to oppose the United States testing nuclear devices in Alaska. It was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. Greenpeace was founded by many of the co-founders of the Donât Make a Wave Committee.The founders of Greenpeace include Dorothy Stowe, Irving Stowe, Marie Bohlen, Jim Bohlen, Ben Metcalfe, Dorothy Metcalfe, Patrick Moore, Bob Hunter and Bill Darnell.reenpeace (originally the Greenpeace Foundation) is a group of environmentalists who tackle important environmental issues such as whaling, bottom trawling, nuclear testing, nuclear power and global warming. Greenpeace has a presence across the globe with 28 national and regional offices around the world.