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Causes: Energy Resources Conservation & Development, Environment
Mission: Bluewater Network's mission is to champion innovative solutions and inspire individuals to protect the earth's finite and vulnerable ecosystems.
Programs: 1) Global Warming and Alternative Fuels Campaign - develops innovative strategies to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. We also work with industry, scientists and others to identify the best alternative energy solutions and to promote their use nationally. Our most recent innovative campaign is focussed on a national Ford Boycott and an effort to pressure Bill Ford to live up to his environmental rhetoric and ensure cleaner cars for US drivers now. 2) Public Lands/Appropriate Recreation Campaign. After initiating the effort to stop jetski use and environmental damage in inappropriate natural resource reserves (National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries), Bluewater expanded its campaign to include snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. We are currently working on a major effort to get snowmobiles out of Yellowstone National Park. 3. Clean Vessels Campaign. Bluewater champions cleaner vessels in three major areas - fast ferry fleets, commercial shipping fleets, and cruise ships. Since initiating major public and environmental group interest in cruise ship dumping and discharges, Bluewater has won victories in getting discharges of sewage sludge, hazardous waste and oily bilgewater banned within 3 miles of California's sensitive coast line. Other vessel victories are detailed on our website.
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