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Greenpeace demanded a total ban on nuclear testing during the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The CTBT text submitted in Jun 1996 marked a milestone in Greenpeace's efforts. Greenpeace protesters sailed to Shanghai to campaign against China's nuclear testing program at Lop Nor in May. Despite the Chinese army's intervention, the crew successfully conveyed the message of peace to China. Greenpeace played a key role in stopping the US from conducting a series of subcritical nuclear weapons tests scheduled to begin in Jun 1996 at the Nevada Test Site.
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The environmental organization Greenpeace campaigns for the promotion and implementation of ecologically-sound fisheries management and the endorsement of the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. The group also calls for an imposition of a moratorium on commercial whaling in the International Whaling Commission and implement strict laws on fishing to protect the ocean's ecosystem. The ocean, considered the world's largest ecosystem, is already overfished as reports from the US National Marine Fisheries Service show that around 1/3 of US fish stock are overfished.
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The Greenpeace activists are batteling to stop the construction of a nuclear waste dump in Ward Valley, a desert region in Eastern Mojave, California. The cat box technology involves digging a hole, depositing the nuclear waste and covering it with dirt. The project if completed, will have an adverse effect on the aesthetics of the desert region. In addition, the dump threatens to pollute the drinking water supply of Los Angeles and the habitat of a rear desert tortoise species.
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