Would you break the law in order to save our planet? The people part of Greenpeace never think twice, and sometimes as a result of their peaceful protests they are arrested. Just recently on June 14, 2011 eighteen arrests were made in Greenland. These people were protesting the drilling of an Arctic oil rig, and did this by climbing on the equipment- so that they were unable to drill. This incident not only ended with the arrests but also a court date, which the oil company will try and sue Greenpeace for the money the wasted for not letting them drill (about 4 million per day). In Australia on September 27, 2010 several Greenpeace activists were arrested for labelling the baby formula, “S-26 Soy” as genetically modified. They went to a supermarket to label the baby formula in order to make parents aware and give them the right to chose. Sometimes these activists even put their own life on the life, an example of this is when eleven climate activists climbed Mount Rushmore in January 2010 to put up a banner with a direct message to the president. They wanted Obama to take more leadership on the issue of climate change, and for this they were sentenced to community service as well as expensive fines. There are many more stories about determined activists being punished for the peaceful protests. I wonder, would I ever risk that much to save the planet? For now I’ll keep contributing by signing petitions, living a “green” lifestyle, and making others aware of the issues.