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— Terry Pratchett
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Steve passed away July 31st, 2019, of a sudden and aggressive lung cancer.
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200409. news. PICTURE KENT BLECHYNDEN DOMINION POST. GreenZone. Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council Steve Sawyer. 
Rongelap Islands, Pacific. May 1985 Greenpeace campaigner Steve Sawyer, during the evacuation of the inhabitants of Rongelap Islands, which is contaminated by US nuclear weapons testing. Photograph: Fernando Pereira COPYRIGHT:GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL address: Ottho Heldringstraat 5 1066 AZ AMSTERDAM +31 (0)20 7182058 
May 17 1985. Arrival of the Rainbow Warrior at Rongelap. Steve Sawyer. Sawyer is welcomed by the Islanders. photo: Pereira/Greenpeace copyright. Greenpeace International Ottho Heldringstraat 5 1066 AZ AMSTERDAM 020-7182058 
GWEC Press conference 
Steve Sawyer on the shores of the Arctic Ocean near Prudhoe Bay Alaska on Greenpeace expedition, August 1980 
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Day Two 
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From left to right: Nick Nuttall, (Spokesman, UNEP), Steve Sawyer, (Secretary General, GWEC) Tulsi Tanti (Chairman, Suzlon). The press conference of the GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council and the UNEP under the headline: “Wind Energy as a key contributor to CO2 savings” Speakers included: Nick Nuttall, (Spokesman, UNEP), far left, Steve Sawyer, (Secretary General, GWEC) second from left, Tulsi Tanti (Chairman, Suzlon) third from left/center, Han Junliang (CEO, Sinovel) second from right. Chrstoph Bangert/Danish Wind Industry Association 
From left to right: Nick Nuttall, (Spokesman, UNEP), Steve Sawyer, (Secretary General, GWEC) Tulsi Tanti (Chairman, Suzlon). The press conference of the GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council and the UNEP under the headline: “Wind Energy as a key contributor to CO2 savings” Speakers included: Nick Nuttall, (Spokesman, UNEP), far left, Steve Sawyer, (Secretary General, GWEC) second from left, Tulsi Tanti (Chairman, Suzlon) third from left/center, Han Junliang (CEO, Sinovel) second from right. Chrstoph Bangert/Danish Wind Industry Association 
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Workshop on the Pricing Policy of Wind Power in China, Oct 26, 2006, Beijing. 
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Update March 2020: Thank you to everyone who donated funds in Steve’s memory, to be applied in support of young activists working for a safe climate and clean energy future. An announcement regarding this programme will be made soon.
Obituaries in the press:
The New York Times
The Times (London)
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Monadnock Ledger
Renato Redentor Constantino
Greenpeace International
From the Antrim, New Hampshire memorial:
Songs Steve Sawyer loved – a playlist
Winslow (Tom) Sawyer speaks about growing up with Steve
John Cascino reads a remembrance from Peter Lamb
From the Amsterdam memorial:
Recording of the Livestream (Adobe Flash required)
Andy Stirling Tribute
Peter Bahouth Tribute
Tribute Video
Remembering Steve Sawyer 