An Alaska ballot initiative drafted by C-SAW and supported by Bluewater Network designed to plug the leaks in Alaska's cruise ship law began circulating on the streets of Alaska in July. (Earth Island Project Reports).An Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States ballot initiative drafted by C-SAW C-SAW Constraint-Specification Aspect Weaver and supported by Bluewater Network designed to plug the leaks in Alaska's cruise ship law began circulating cir·cu·late v. cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates v.intr. 1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body. 2. on the streets of Alaska in July. Twenty-four thousand signatures will be needed to place the measure on the November 2004 ballot. The initiative will require cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. to meet all Alaska Water Quality Standards for all wastestreams, tax the industry to pay for impacts to communities, and require an independent licensed marine engineer to be present on every major cruise vessel to observe and monitor ship treatment systems and discharges. |
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