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Greenpeace USA

Résumé
Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace International, an environmental nonprofit organization that spawned a social movement inspired by direct actions on the high seas to stop whaling and nuclear testing. Headquartered in Washington D.C., Greenpeace U.S.A. operates with an annual budget of approximately 40million,employingover500peoplein2020.Theorganizationreliesondonationsfrommembers,refusescorporatecontributionsandrefrainsfromendorsingpoliticalcandidates,thoughin2020GreenpeaceUSAissuedclimatescorecardsforpresidentialcandidatesandrankedthemfrombesttoworstonclimateIna2022movetounitethelaborandenvironmentalmovements,GreenpeaceU.S.A.sCodirectorAnnieLeonard,producerofwebvideosonthrowawayconsumerculture,recruitedTefereGebre,theexecutivevicepresidentoftheAFLCIO,tobecomechiefprogramofficeroverseeingcampaignsandcommunicationswithanemphasisonclimatejustice.Sinceitsinceptioninthe1970s,GreenpeaceU.S.A.haswagedaseriesofcorporatecampaigns,streetprotestsandstingoperationsfocusedondeescalatingthearmsrace,drawingconnectionsbetweentheclimatecrisisandmilitarism,stoppingdeforestation,endingfossilfuels,preventingplasticpollutionandotherissues.GreenpeaceUSAisanonprofit501(c)(4)lobbygroupthatseekstochangecurrentenvironmentalpoliciesandpracticesthroughgrassrootslobbyingforvariouslegislativeinitiatives.TheGreenpeaceFundisa501(c)(3)taxdeductiblecharitableorganizationthatpromotesGreenpeaceUSAsmissiontoprotecttheenvironment.TheGreenpeaceFundmakesgrants,conductseducationcampaignsandfundsresearch,includingareportonsocialmediacompanieslackoftransparencyinaddressingclimatechangedisinformation.In2020GreenpeaceUSAsbudgetwasapproximately40 million, employing over 500 people in 2020. The organization relies on donations from members, refuses corporate contributions and refrains from endorsing political candidates, though in 2020 Greenpeace USA issued climate scorecards for presidential candidates and ranked them from best to worst on climate In a 2022 move to unite the labor and environmental movements, Greenpeace U.S.A.'s Co-director Annie Leonard, producer of web videos on throw-away consumer culture, recruited Tefere Gebre, the executive vice-president of the AFL-CIO, to become chief program officer overseeing campaigns and communications with an emphasis on climate justice. Since its inception in the 1970s, Greenpeace U.S.A. has waged a series of corporate campaigns, street protests and sting operations focused on de-escalating the arms race, drawing connections between the climate crisis and militarism, stopping deforestation, ending fossil fuels, preventing plastic pollution and other issues. Greenpeace USA is a nonprofit 501(c) (4) lobby group that seeks “to change current environmental policies and practices” through “grassroots lobbying for various legislative initiatives.” The Greenpeace Fund is a 501 (c) (3) tax deductible charitable organization that promotes Greenpeace USA's mission to protect the environment. The Greenpeace Fund makes grants, conducts education campaigns and funds research, including a report on social media companies' lack of transparency in addressing climate change disinformation. In 2020 Greenpeace USA's budget was approximately 40 million with hundreds of people on payroll.
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