is greenpeace a interest group or a prssure group?
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Greenpeace is a great organization. I've dove with Whales for over 20 yrs., worked with Greenpeace. They are a dedicated group of people doing a very dangerous job. To all doubters, try diving with whales, then talk. It's all so your children will have an opportunity to see a whale, other than just a picture.
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I just found out today that PeTA was created as a cover for a terror group called the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).  \n\nAnd I found out that PeTA and it's founder Ingrid Nekwirk also kill animals.\n\nSo they kill innocent pets and terrorize people!\nWhere can I find out more about these terrorists?
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Aren't the developed countries ultimately responsible?  With our greedy consumption and our obsession with ME.  Global Warming?  The people who live in harmony with Mother Earth are not responsible; those that create the problem have a moral duty to respond.
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so much that would make Greenpeace mad..
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Special Interest Groups are organizations that push for causes. These groups collect money from the people who believe in these causes and then lobby politicians for these causes.\n\nLobbying is done by either the group presenting the causes to the politicians or providing money to support the politicians so that they stand behind the causes. Essentially making the politicians indebted to the organization that supports the cause.\n\nThe special interest groups may have their own lobbyists or they may hire professional lobbyists to go to Washington for their causes.\n\nExamples:\n\n1. Right to Life Groups pushing to stop abortion.\n2. American Civil Liberties Union - A group that pushes for civil rights.\n3. AARP - A group that pushes for the rights of senior citizens.
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The focus of an interest group can overshadow the voice of the common person and present a false image that an issue is of greater importance than it is to the general public.  The monies brought to bear on an issue by interest groups cannot be matched by individuals who may not be represented by a group.
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Green Peace\nSierra Club
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Your right on the money...they do support these organizations. Ignore some of these morons on here...they have no clue what their talking about...\n\nThe fact is that if the government went after PETA for supporting ELF & ALF then the libs would go insane...they are all major supporters of the Democrats.
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Well, everybody is looking for their own interest in this regard. People who are protesting are protecting their interests. All in all there is nothing wrong in protesting but  it is up to the government to take decision which serve larger interest!!!!
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Select PETA, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, or some socialist, communist, or other anti-American ignoramuses. Google Search is excellent as they are ultra liberal.
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PEOPLE AND LACK OF CARING ABOUT OUR ENVIORMENT
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Hi Hynky57,\n\nNGOs exist for a variety of purposes, usually to further the political or social goals of their members. Examples include improving the state of the natural environment, encouraging the observance of human rights, improving the welfare of the disadvantaged, or representing a corporate agenda. However, there are a huge number of such organizations and their goals cover a broad range of political and philosophical positions. This can also easily be applied to private schools and athletic organizations.\n\nMethods\n\nNGOs vary in their methods. Some act primarily as lobbyists, while others conduct programs and activities primarily. For instance, such an NGO as Oxfam, concerned with poverty alleviation, might provide needy people with the equipment and skills they need to find food and clean drinking water.\nAnother example of a NGO is Amnesty International, the largest Human rights organization in the world. It forms a global community of human rights defenders with more than 1.5 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories.\n\nPublic Relations\n\nNon-governmental organizations need healthy relationships with the public to meet their goals. Foundations and charities use sophisticated public relations campaigns to raise funds and employ standard lobbying techniques with governments. Interest groups may be of political importance because of their ability to influence social and political outcomes. At times NGOs seek to mobilize public support.\n\nConsulting\n\nMany international NGOs have a consultative status with United Nations agencies relevant to their area of work. As an example, the Third World Network has a consultative status with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). While in 1946, only 41 NGOs had consultative status with the ECOSOC, by 2003 this number had risen to 2,350.\n\nProject management\n\nThere is an increasing awareness that management techniques are crucial to project success in non-governmental organizations. Generally, non-governmental organisations, which are private, have a community or environmental focus. They address varieties of issues such as religion, emergency aid, and humanitarian affairs. They mobilise public support and voluntary contributions for aid; they often have strong links with community groups in developing countries and they often work in areas where government-to-government aid is not possible. NGO’s are accepted as a part of the international relations landscape, and while they influence national and multilateral policy-making, they are, increasingly, more directly involved in local action.\n\nManagement of non-governmental organizations\n\nTwo management trends are particularly relevant to NGOs: diversity management and participatory management. Diversity management deals with different cultures in an organization. Intercultural problems are prevalent in Northern NGOs that are engaged in developmental activities in the South. Personnel coming from a rich country are faced with a completely different approach of doing things in the target country. A participatory management style is said to be typical of NGOs. It is intricately tied to the concept of a learning organization: all people within the organization are perceived as sources for knowledge and skills. To develop the organization, individuals have to be able to contribute in the decision making process and they need to learn.\n\nStaffing\n\nNot all people working for non-governmental organizations are volunteers. Paid staff members typically receive lower pay than in the commercial private sector Employees are highly committed to the aims and principles of the organization. The reasons why people volunteer are not necessarily purely altruistic, and can provide immediate benefits for themselves as well as those they serve, including skills, experience and contacts.\n\nThere is some dispute as to whether expatriates
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1: Even though most people think greenpeace is stupid, the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior reminded us why we hate the French poking there noses into our business in the Pacific.\n\n2:Refer to above answer.\n\n3:No 3rd thing.\n\nGood Luck\n\nJimmy
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even though i do strongly believe in recycling...i sggest you choose a different topic.  You cant persuade others unless you yourself are persuaded.  And if you are, then i would hope you are well informed about it.\n\nBut if you still want to keep your topic, then you could talk about how it is environmentally safe..talk about the surrent landfill problem, benefits of usung recycled products, its effect on wildlife, dwindling rainforests...etc
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I am sure the term "environmentalism" does not go back that far.  As to people who were concerned about their environment, I expect most farmers were, and certainly people who were responsible for forests.  It did not become an academic discipline to be taken seriously until the time of Rachael Carson.  "Conservation" was a term used earlier, and the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, among others, took that seriously.
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I don't know anything about this group, but they seem to have a lot of info on what you want.\n\nI wish you Peace.
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Here's the research and news:\nhttp://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&as_qdr=all&q=%22PHOENIX%20ASSOCIATES%20LAND%20SYNDICATE%22&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wn