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PCC is committed to understanding all aspects of cruise tourism in Portland: educating our community, studying the human & environmental impacts, & finding solutions to mitigate the negative consequences of cruise ships.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialMaineDOT’s Matt Burns told @mainepublic.org he wants “the best bang for the buck” in electrifying Maine’s ports. Cost matters, & so does who pays.
Just as important is what cruise emissions cost Portland residents in health & quality of life, & that’s our concern.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social“If we have to, we will relegislate it even stronger and more clearly,” Sidman said. “We want our town. We don’t want it submerged by cruise ships and big hotels.”
#cruiseships #BarHarbor #Maine
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@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social“I think most people are unaware of how massively harmful these ships are,” said @elizabeth-burton.bsky.social , a retired mathematician and anti-cruise ship activist with @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social
#cruiseships #Seattle #vesselstrikes #whales
@bubbie50.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social"During the six-month cruise season, Seattle-based cruises put out as much climate pollution as the entire city of Seattle, according to a report from Seattle Cruise Control. Their tally includes the ships’ own fossil-fuel burning and that of passengers flying to Seattle for their cruise."
@captaincliff.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialDon't forget to include the necessary law(s) and penalties. As I recall, Brooklyn, NY, installed shore power but the cruise ships didn't bother to plug in.
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialMaine would have to pass legislation to require the ships actually use it. In Seattle, they still don’t have 100% of the ships plugging in because ships have incompatible locations of their plugs. Now they are talking about using extension cords. ‼️
Can you imagine?
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@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social@mainepublic.org continues to include the actual human impacts of cruise tourism in their reporting. Thank you!
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialMaineDOT’s Matt Burns told @mainepublic.org he wants “the best bang for the buck” in electrifying Maine’s ports. Cost matters, & so does who pays.
Just as important is what cruise emissions cost Portland residents in health & quality of life, & that’s our concern.
@shanahstone.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialI have the same problem with my sister. She travels all over the world with the Rotary and then takes a cruise. It makes zero sense. If you care about helping people how can you take a cruise? She just did an Alaskan cruise and was in Seward the week before the dead pregnant fin whale murder. 😭
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialCaring about people, our planet, and our oceans is incompatible with taking a cruise. We try to watch what people do, not what they say.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialYes, we share your frustration. There is a core of selfishness that sadly seems completely ingrained at this point.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social“I think most people are unaware of how massively harmful these ships are,” said @elizabeth-burton.bsky.social , a retired mathematician and anti-cruise ship activist with @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social
#cruiseships #Seattle #vesselstrikes #whales
@holz-bau.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialsure they polluted the city, destroyed the climate, and killed some whales - but almost million people spent a night or two in a hotel owned by an out of state corporation.
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@jolocktov.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social “Cruise lines want to avoid hitting whales, even if only for the delays and distress it brings to their passengers.”
Epitomizes the cruise industry perfectly.
Bravo @heyjohnryan.bsky.social
Excellent article on cruise tourism & the damage it causes.
#cruiseships #vesselstrikes #climatecrisis
@seascapescience.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialBigelow has joined the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership, "working to transcend political boundaries to build a sustainable blue economy"
@seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialThanks to @heyjohnryan.bsky.social for a great article about Seattle's cruise business, and some of the multitude of harms it causes.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialToday MaineDOT will host a community meeting to discuss the Clean Ports Study. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. International Marine Terminal 460 Commercial Street For context the ship below runs on 8.5 MW when hoteling at berth. Proposed shore power for Portland is 25 MW, enough for 3 cruise ships.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialToday MaineDOT will host a community meeting to discuss the Clean Ports Study. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. International Marine Terminal 460 Commercial Street For context the ship below runs on 8.5 MW when hoteling at berth. Proposed shore power for Portland is 25 MW, enough for 3 cruise ships.
