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Greenpeace is an international non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace utilizes direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals. Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in over 40 countries, which are affiliated to the Amsterdam-based Greenpeace International. The global organization receives its income through the individual contributions of an estimated 3 million financial supporters.

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In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

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In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

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A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. The banner at right reads "the World Champion on Forest Logging."

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. The banner at right reads "the World Champion on Forest Logging."

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A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

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A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock FIFA World Cup trophy to another who wears a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock FIFA World Cup trophy to another who wears a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

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This Sunday Jan.24, 2010 photo provided Monday by environmental group Greenpeace, shows an unidentified activist handcuffed at the rail near Cherbourg, Normandy, in an attempt to stop a train of uranium waste from being loaded on a Russian ship. Banner behind reads: Russia is not a trash bin.

This Sunday Jan.24, 2010 photo provided Monday by environmental group Greenpeace, shows an unidentified activist handcuffed at the rail near Cherbourg, Normandy, in an attempt to stop a train of uranium waste from being loaded on a Russian ship. Banner behind reads: Russia is not a trash bin.

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The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sits in front of the USNS Comfort as they sit at anchor in waters off Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Haiti's government has declared an end to searches for living people trapped under debris, and officials are shifting their focus to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps.

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sits in front of the USNS Comfort as they sit at anchor in waters off Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Haiti's government has declared an end to searches for living people trapped under debris, and officials are shifting their focus to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps.

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A Greenpeace activist dressed as a brinjal protests against Bt brinjal, or genetically modified (GM) egg plant crop in Bangalore, India, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Indian government is organizing a series of public consultations to decide on the approval of India's first GM crop, Bt brinjal.

A Greenpeace activist dressed as a brinjal protests against Bt brinjal, or genetically modified (GM) egg plant crop in Bangalore, India, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Indian government is organizing a series of public consultations to decide on the approval of India's first GM crop, Bt brinjal.

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Greenpeace activists wear masks of "carbon dioxide" winners, from left, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

Greenpeace activists wear masks of "carbon dioxide" winners, from left, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

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A Greenpeace activist, wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama, holds up a "carbon dioxide" trophy as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

A Greenpeace activist, wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama, holds up a "carbon dioxide" trophy as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

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A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

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A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

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A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian "Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the "Squared Colosseum", also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy.

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In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

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In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose "no risk of any technology-related accidents."

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A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. The banner at right reads "the World Champion on Forest Logging."

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. The banner at right reads "the World Champion on Forest Logging."

AP 

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

AP 

A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock FIFA World Cup trophy to another who wears a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock FIFA World Cup trophy to another who wears a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a protest against deforestation calling the country "the world champion forest slasher" outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing.

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