Stunt and apology

What started as a stunt to promote renewable energy by Greenpeace ended up as an embarrassment for the global organisation that campaigns for environment. The stunt was hosted on December 8 at the sacred world heritage site Nazca Lines, in Peru. A group of about 12 activists entered a protected area around the famous Lines to place a sign promoting renewable energy. It was aimed to attract the attention of world leaders who were in Lima for a United Nations meet on climate change. The news created a storm on social media, forcing Greenpeace to issue a letter of apology to the Peruvian government. The organisation's official Twitter handle also sent a personalised apology with a link to its official apology letter to all the tweets condemning the act. The letter said that the International Executive Director of Greenpeace will travel to Lima this week to personally apologise for the act.