David McTaggart being interviewed on CNN

David Fraser McTaggart (June 24, 1932 - March 23, 2001) was an Canadian-born environmentalist who played a central part in the foundation of Greenpeace International. Image File history File links David. ... Image File history File links David. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971. ...

In 1972, responding to an ad in the newspapers, he used his personal boat to protest the testing of nuclear weapons in the Pacific by the French Government. After getting his boat damaged and being physically hurt by the French Military, his protest succeeded in 1974 when the French announced the end of their atmospheric nuclear testing program. He became chairman and chief spokesman of Greenpeace in 1979, retiring in 1991 to live on an olive farm in Paciano, Umbria, Italy. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Preparation for an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in the 1980s. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km southwest of Perugia. ... Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ...

McTaggart continued to participate in Greenpeace forums after retirement for the rest of his life. Te Vaka dedicated its song "Sei Ma Le Losa" for McTaggart, who was killed in a car accident on March 2001. Te Vaka is an Oceanian musical group. ...

External links

• David Fraser McTaggart: 1932-2001
• David McTaggart, 1932-2001
• David McTaggart in memoriam