Jim Bohlen (July 4, 1926 – July 5, 2010) was an American engineer and activist who worked as part of the

Atlas ICBM The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by the Convair Division of General Dyn ...

missile program and went on to be one of the founders of

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of Environmental movement, environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its biod ...

Bibliography

* Jim Bohlen, (2000). ''Making Waves: The Origin and Future of Greenpeace'', Black Rose Books. * James Bohlen, (1975). New Pioneer's Handbook: ''Getting Back to the Land in an Energy-Scarce World,'' Schocken''. ''

References

External links

"Jim Bohlen 1926 – 2010," Greenpeace International, Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

* ttps://vancouversun.com/health/Greenpeace+pioneer+Bohlen+dead/3248033/story.html Mackie, John. "Greenpeace pioneer Jim Bohlen dead at 84," ''The Vancouver Sun'', Friday, July 9, 2010. American Quakers Canadian environmentalists Green Party of British Columbia politicians American emigrants to Canada 1926 births 2010 deaths Green Party of Canada candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election American anti–nuclear weapons activists Canadian anti–nuclear weapons activists People associated with Greenpeace {{Environmentalist-stub