Environmental Groups Are Loosing Their Charity Status

In recent years several environmental charity groups are loosing their charity status around the world. There is big money at stake here. Greenpeace has now announced that they have become non-violent.

Greenpeace
In New Zealand, Greenpeace lost their charity status in 2010 because of advocate illegal acts.
‘Greenpeace New Zealand is fighting to gain charitable status after it was turned down by the Charities Commission for advocating peace and indirectly encouraging illegal activity.”

“While Greenpeace did not directly advocate illegal acts, its advocacy of "non-violent direct action" had involved Greenpeace members acting illegally, the commission said.”

In 1989, Greenpeace lost it’s charity status in Canada amid concerns the organization was not providing a discernible benefit to the public.

“Revenue Canada, the tax-collecting arm of the government, has refused to recognize the new Greenpeace Environmental Foundation as a charity, saying its activities have no public benefit"

Greenpeace has now announced that they have become non-violent. I wonder why that is? Greenpeace earned 161 million euro dollars or 218 million US dollars in 2010.

Sea Shepherd Society

The Sea Shepherd Society has tried to set up charities in both Australia and New Zealand. It was denied each time. The Sea Shepherd Society has lost it charity status in Canada as well.

“THE Australian Tax Office is right to deny Sea Shepherd charitable status.”

The Sea Shepherd Society can get very violent so I would expect to see them loose more of their charities in the years ahead.

Sea Shepherd Society is a registered charity in the following countries only. Everywhere else they either didn’t get charity status or they lost it.
United States
France
Germany
Netherlands
United Kingdom
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http://www.smh.com.au/national/joyce-hails-tax-break-bar-on-charity-crims-20120111-1pvfl.html