Greenpeace is an environmental group known for cultivating a cleaner environment, sometimes via aggressive tactics. I know that in the U.S., Greenpeace is categorized as an eco-terrorist group- Organizations that have been accused of eco-terrorism in the United States include the Animal Liberation Front (ALF),[7] the Earth Liberation Front (ELF),[7] Greenpeace..." ***
Well, in the UK, their local Greenpeace has set up a campaign against fracking. They do so using peaceful means such as protesting and setting up petitions. The slogan they go by is "Not for shale". I think that this is a very clever slogan and play on words. It obviously sounds like "not for sale", signifying that their land is not to be bought out and destroyed by the destruction that fracking bring. It can also mean that their organization's virtues are not for sale. Shale is also the source of oil while fracking. They basically will not sell out for oil.
From what I've seen, their online campaign isn't that large. They do have a website that details all the downsides to fracking, as well as links that lead to more information and Greenpeace UK's various social media sites
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/media/press-releases/greenpeace-launches-nationwide-legal-block-fracking-20131010
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