@seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social
The cruise industry doesn't care about workers, communities, the climate crisis, or the Salish Sea.
https://linktr.ee/seattlecruisecontrol
@seattlecruisecntrl.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 @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialPortland’s Cruise Economic Impact report will only count passenger spending. It won’t count the actual cost to host cruise ships.
@transportenvironment.org
explains how cruise pollution & climate costs are paid by the community not the cruise lines.
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/flo...
@nicholasdcarter.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialJust like Exxon knew about the impacts of climate change, the beef industry knew too. A new PLOS Climate study documents how the National Cattlemen’s Association (NCA), now NCBA, responded to evidence linking cattle methane to global warming from 1986–1996 (study 🔗 at end of 🧵)
@theicct.orgReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialShipping's biofuel demand could hit 40% of marine fuel by 2050. Without stronger land-use rules, that scale risks pushing agriculture into forests and driving up food prices. ⚓️
The window to get this right is narrowing.
@whitehouse.senate.govReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialWith all the Republican-condoned methane leakage along the way, on top of the cost of transporting, liquefying, shipping, re-gassing, and more transport, yes, it starts to look more polluting than local coal. Polluters don’t care.
@kincaidnights.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialJuneau should put up a digital sign at the docks showing how many whales have been killed by cruise ships in the current season, like we do with moose on roadways.
@seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialKari Johnson has done outstanding work, finding numerous discrepancies, anomalies, contradictions, and general fishiness among the reports that ships must file with the EPA. Even when water quality violations are reported, there don't seem to be any consequences.
@loveisphere.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialHow Scrubbers Work
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialAnother port to limit cruise activity. This time it is the Palma de Mallorca Port, limiting cruise ships to 3 a day.
When cruise tourism threatens to destroy natural resources, overwhelm communities or risk public health, limits work to restore balance.
#cruiseships #publichealth #overtourism
@seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialCongratulations to @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social for getting this excellent public health measure put in place! We'd like to see this implemented at all cruise ports.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialA team of 32 researchers began investigating air pollution from the docks in 2018. Their research has revealed that the types of air pollution that come from ships may be more harmful than those from road traffic.
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@elizabeth-burton.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialThe fatality rate for Legionnaire's disease is ~10% in healthy people, and about 25% in people with underlying health conditions.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialCity of Escape | Population: 5,999
Energy source: Heavy Fuel Oil
Scrubber: Hybrid (probably)
Air pollution: NOx, SOx & PM
A floating city. Their profit, our pollution.
Concerned?
Submit a complaint:
seeclickfix.com/portland_2
@fairsailing.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialToday Victoria hosts NCL Joy. It’s not just bringing billowing waves of air pollution to our streets, NCL also filed estimates of solid & liquid hazardous & non-haz wastes generated on Alaska cruises this season. Plans to drop it off in Victoria. Estimates below.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social“The fun starts before you even embark. Your Ahoy Team will greet your party at your departure wharf, incinerate your clothes, scour your naked torsos with steel-bristled brushes, and power-spray you with industrial-grade detergent.”
THANK YOU @mcsweeneys.net
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@cleanshipping.bsky.socialReposted by @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.socialNGOs Call on @imohq.bsky.social Member States to Ignore Dangerous Distractions En Route to Net Zero cleanshipping.org/news/ngos-ca...
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