Cruise ship MOU proposed amendments comment period

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Comment From: JOAN Mimnaugh

3/19/21 @ 8:03 PM
This is a truly awesome opportunity to help the planet! Not everyone has the chance to enact rules that truly make a difference. But you do now! Please exercise this decision with so much thought and care!
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We need to take serious action NOW to protect our environment from these types of dangerous actions - because very soon we may not be able to fix this. But we can now!
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Comment From: Stella Gibson

3/19/21 @ 6:21 PM
PLEASE ban scrubber waste discharge into Puget Sound. This toxic waste is a terrible hazard for Orcas and the entire marine ecosystem.
We need to take serious action NOW to protect our environment from these types of dangerous activities - soon it wil...↓
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Comment From: Janna Caughron

3/19/21 @ 5:06 PM
Please do not allow waste discharge by cruise ships into Puget Sound. They need to go to pump out stations and have their waste water go through water treatment, like any city. The oceans cannot continue to be used as waste and garbage dumps. Stop en...↓
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Comment From: Laurel McCrink

3/19/21 @ 3:53 PM
PLEASE BAN the discharge of scrubber wastes in the Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Laura Kiholm

3/19/21 @ 3:50 PM
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Jeff Mcgrath

3/19/21 @ 3:29 PM
Ban cruiseship dumping of anything! Scrubbers are not "clean". Nightly cruiseships dump sewage in international waters ie between BC and Washington I have smelt it on every local cruise I have been on. As soon as onboard gambling is legal the smell w...↓
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Comment From: david j. lafond

3/19/21 @ 2:54 PM
The amendment to ban scrubber waste discharge must be approved to protect our environment.
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Comment From: Marcie Keever

3/19/21 @ 2:46 PM
Please find attached two of two submissions of 24,619 letters from members and activists of Friends of the Earth supporting the proposed amendments to the Cruise MOU.
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Comment From: Marcie Keever

3/19/21 @ 2:44 PM
Please find attached one of two submissions of 24,619 letters from members and activists of Friends of the Earth supporting the proposed amendments to the Cruise MOU.
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Comment From: Marcie Keever

3/19/21 @ 2:40 PM
Please find attached a comment letter from Friends of the Earth, Friends of the San Juans, James Bay Neighbourhood Association, Pacific Environment, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Seattle Cruise Control, Stand.Earth, Washington Environmental Council, Ze...↓
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Comment From: Frank Wissler

3/19/21 @ 1:53 PM
Ban ocean polluting cruise ship scrubbers from dumping their waste in Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Robert Lewis-Manning

3/19/21 @ 1:29 PM
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Comment From: Bruce Campbell

3/19/21 @ 1:27 PM
The 2 proposed Memorandum of Understanding amendments are quite sensible. In regards to #2, clearly the MOU should abide by the Washington State regulation regarding those waters and not allow even advanced treatment sewage discharges in that key Pu...↓

Please adopt these two amendments.

Lastly, I find it disturbing that a sheet mentioned "voluntary agreements". I am a little confused -- was it considered "voluntary agreement" since 2004 I believe it was, but then when amendments are adopted, it no longer becomes voluntary?? Thanks for clarifying, adopting, and enforcing these vital amendments.
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Comment From: Karla Hart

3/19/21 @ 1:26 PM
Cruises to Alaska are tightly linked with Puget Sound. I support all efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the cruise industry. Pollution discharged into Puget Sound waters impacts the entire ocean, as does pollution discharged into Alaska...↓

I support a ban on the discharge of exhaust gas scrubber washwater from all scrubber types in all waters, including the MOU waters.

I support a Vessel Sewage No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for Puget Sound to reflect the Washington state NDZ regulation.

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Comment From: Carolina Hood

3/19/21 @ 1:03 PM
It is beyond comprehension how we can allow greedy corporations and individuals to foul our lands and waters. Their actions, and our inaction, threaten our health, our environment, and our wildlife. There should be no hesitation: choose to save our ...↓
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Comment From: james field

3/19/21 @ 12:33 PM
Toxic, fossil fuel wastewater ends up in the ocean via a device called "scrubber." Although scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, in reality, all it does is convert air pollution into ...↓

Banning scrubbers is absolutely essential for securing permanent protection for Puget Sound, its ecosystem, and in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook salmon.

A major reason I strongly support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers in Puget Sound is because there is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharging the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean.

This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound so please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I strongly support amendment #2 as critical for essential and meaningful change.

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Comment From: Richard Devletian

3/19/21 @ 12:17 PM
Please do not let the pollution of the cruise industry be siphoned from the air only to be placed in the ocean. Better methods for making cruise ships eco-friendly should be a priority. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Comment From: LOUISE RANGEL

3/19/21 @ 12:00 PM
Voluntary MOU is the best way to help protect state waters. Please do your part to encourage this.
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Comment From: Annalee Pineda

3/19/21 @ 11:59 AM
Ban scrubbers. There is a loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. I support amendment #2 to ba...↓

This is a perfect opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound.

Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create.
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Comment From: Christopher Tobias

3/19/21 @ 11:27 AM
There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support amendment #2 t...↓

This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

A marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.

Thank you for considering my comments. Please approve amendment #2.


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Comment From: Kim Mcdonald

3/19/21 @ 11:14 AM
Dumping any kind of waste in Puget Sound or any body of water is horrible! Sea life is struggling to survive with pollution and global warming as it is. We can do better. They deserve better. We all deserve better.
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Comment From: Susan Dubovsky

3/19/21 @ 11:07 AM
I support amendment #2 to Ban scrubbers. Please end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. The marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive.

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Comment From: Carol Ramo

3/19/21 @ 11:05 AM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why...↓

Point #2: This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Point #3: Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Georgia Braithwaite

3/19/21 @ 10:55 AM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why...↓

Point #2: This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Point #3: Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Mary Harrison

3/19/21 @ 10:19 AM
I have just learned that there is a possibility that cruise ships could be banned from releasing their exhaust scrubber waste into Washington's Puget Sound waters.
As an environmental scientist who worked in a variety of commercial testing labs, analy...↓
Scrubbers on the exhaust from diesel engines are there to remove the toxic and mutagenic chemicals from the exhaust. It then makes no sense to release the resulting scrubber waste to a body of water which is already stressed by the urban runoff, accidental sewer discharges, and recreational boating by a huge metropolitan area such as surrounds the Sound. Many other restrictions have been placed on this area to prevent contamination of the water - so why exempt scrubber waste?
People have a tendency to imagine saltwater as a vast quantity of water so huge that anything you put in it will be so diluted that it can't possibly be harmful. Unfortunately, plastics have shown us the error in that thinking.
Let's do everything we possibly can to help the Orcas survive. They didn't create the messy complications that challenge their existence - we did. So they are our responsiblity; if they don't survive, it'll be on us. Let's ban the scrubber waste - and increase their odds.

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Comment From: CM Dunn

3/19/21 @ 10:06 AM
Cruise ship wastewater needs to be run through a waste management facility. It cannot and should not be dumped directly into any body of water, before treatment.
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Comment From: Dorothy Poppe

3/19/21 @ 10:02 AM
I am writing to ask that you ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste. Thank you for considering my request.

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Comment From: Stephan Foley

3/19/21 @ 9:34 AM
Stop dumping raw sewage and ship waste into ocean environments. This is ridiculous. Profit over life. There is no Earth two.
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Comment From: Jan Shillito

3/19/21 @ 8:40 AM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓

This would be a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

The marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the silver lining of the cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Helgaleena H

3/19/21 @ 8:34 AM
We need to ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste. This time an amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes is on the table! Let's do it.
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Comment From: Penelope Andrews

3/19/21 @ 8:34 AM
My comments are as follows:

Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly...↓

Point #2: This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Point #3: Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Amy Sophia Marashinsky

3/19/21 @ 8:22 AM
I am opposed to the use of fossil fuels. They are harming the planet, decimating and polluting all life, and are poison.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/19/21 @ 8:22 AM
I support the amendment to ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Jacqui Skill

3/19/21 @ 8:19 AM
Although scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, in reality, all it does is convert air pollution into water pollution and dump this fossil fuel combustion wastewater straight into the o...↓
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Comment From: Deidra Smith

3/19/21 @ 8:12 AM
Please ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas, and all of us, from fossil fuel waste.

We can't live with deadly pollution. What we put in the ocean rains down on us. Hasn't the pandemic shown you how connected we all are!
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Comment From: Ellen McCann

3/19/21 @ 8:08 AM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓
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Comment From: Maureen Hayes

3/19/21 @ 7:55 AM
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Comment From: Jennifer Bradford

3/19/21 @ 7:49 AM
It's time to ban the scrubbers.

Due to a loophole, cruise ships are allowed to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why

Th...↓
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Comment From: Nancy Linder

3/19/21 @ 7:42 AM
Ban Cruise Ships and other boating/sea vessels from being allowed to pollute the waters any more. We must protect the endangered orcas and salmon from fossil fuels.
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Comment From: Roger Cardillo

3/19/21 @ 7:40 AM
Please protect Orcas and all ocean life. Be responsible!
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Comment From: Melanie Urban

3/19/21 @ 7:39 AM
It is WELL past time for cleaning up our ( humans) messes. We need sage & clean environments for us humans, as well as our fellow animals & planet.
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Comment From: Ana Castellon

3/19/21 @ 7:17 AM
NO CRUISE SHIPS NOW DURING PANDEMIC SUPER SPREADING EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment From: Amy McCoy

3/19/21 @ 7:09 AM
Please ban scrubbers!!!! Our marines need a healthy ecosystem to survive, scrubbers are not wanted in the Puget sound!!!!
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Comment From: Lori Bright

3/19/21 @ 6:38 AM
Don't allow cruise ships to dump wastewater in state waters! It's killing valuable resources and creatures.
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Comment From: Michael Dougherty

3/19/21 @ 6:23 AM
We need to protect our wildlife and keep our waters clean. Stop the dumping anything into the waters \ waterways. This also goes for dumping into the ocean.
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Comment From: Rhonda Mandato

3/19/21 @ 6:22 AM
PLEASE STOP THIS NONSENSE FOR THE SAKE OF LIVE ORCAS. THEY HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE.
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Comment From: Gerry Rhoades

3/19/21 @ 6:13 AM
The future existence of Orcas and salmon in Puget Sound requires that dumping of scrubber waste in Puget Sound be banned. Please ban this harmful practice immediately.
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Comment From: Pete Lesinski

3/19/21 @ 6:10 AM
NO DISCHARGING OF ANY MATERIAL THAT CAN NOT CONSUMED BY ANY HUMAN OR ANIMAL WITHOUT EVEN MINOR LONGTERM HARM INTO ANY WATER SOURCE PERIOD!!!
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Comment From: Michelle Williams

3/19/21 @ 6:09 AM
Please approve amendment 2 BAN SCRUBBERS. Our marine life need us to defend them, they are in danger it is our duty to speak for them. Ban scrubbers please.
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Comment From: Josef Wyss-Lockner

3/19/21 @ 6:07 AM
protect the puget sound ecosystem. stop the cruise industry from dumping toxic pollution into the puget sound.
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Comment From: Mariela T Huerta

3/19/21 @ 6:02 AM
Please save our oceans. And protect marine life.
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Comment From: Donna Seabloom

3/19/21 @ 5:53 AM
I write to encourage the banning of scrubber discharge into the Puget Sound. I want the banning of scrubber discharge to be included in the MOU. It is time we care for the other species with whom we share the planet.
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Comment From: Michael Norden

3/19/21 @ 5:53 AM
Ban scrubbers from Puget Sound and protect endangered Orcas.
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Comment From: Evelyn Mancino

3/19/21 @ 5:52 AM
We must ban the discharge of scrubber wastes in the Puget Sound. What example can we be to our global partners if we can't, or won't, get our own act together?
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Comment From: Barbara Hegedus

3/19/21 @ 5:52 AM
BAN SCRUBBERS - PLEASE!
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Comment From: Michael Harrison

3/19/21 @ 5:47 AM
This is disgusting detrimental to the ocean and the planet and must stop now!!!!
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Comment From: Diana Cao

3/19/21 @ 5:04 AM
I support a BAN on scrubbers.
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Comment From: Barbata Jordan

3/19/21 @ 4:34 AM
Protect the orcas
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Comment From: Susan Yerry

3/19/21 @ 4:20 AM
No brainer! No wastewater discharge in the Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Janet Cavallo

3/19/21 @ 4:11 AM
Please ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste.
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Comment From: C Joslyn

3/19/21 @ 4:06 AM
Protecting our waterways,ecosystems and their species from pollution is key to sustainability. The cruise ship industry must do its part. Please pass this amendment.
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Comment From: Kris Schmidt

3/19/21 @ 3:52 AM
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Sandra Celli

3/19/21 @ 3:45 AM
Please ban scrubbers. Cruise ships do a disgusting amount of damage to our environment particularly our waterways. This is just one small way their can be mitigated. Thank you
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Comment From: Jon Krueger

3/19/21 @ 2:45 AM
Anything that promotes all life forms is needed right now. If eliminating scrubbers is the way to help this, then do it. We, as humans, can always reformulate.
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Comment From: susan bullen

3/19/21 @ 2:31 AM
Cruise ship "scrubbers" convert air pollution into water pollution and dump fossil fuel combustion wastewater straight into the ocean. In high traffic inlets like Puget Sound, the build up of scrubber dumping has serious implications on endangered sp...↓


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Comment From: Bambi McCluskey

3/19/21 @ 2:22 AM
Please uphold the scrubbers ban! We can always make new ships, not new natural species (living beings).
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Comment From: Shelley Ottenbrite

3/19/21 @ 1:19 AM
Scrubbers merely redirect air pollutants in ship exhaust, (e.g., sulfur), into the ocean. This directly impacts water quality:

The the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has determined that every ton of fuel burned by ships using op...↓

These discharges impact the entire ecosystem, including 113 marine species and sub-species were formally listed as being at risk or vulnerable to extinction. A January 2011 report lists 56 birds, 37 fish, 15 mammals, 3 invertebrates and 2 reptiles under federal protections from progressing toward extinction.

Certainly, the iconic Southern Resident Killer Whales, which are sliding toward extinction deserve everything we can do to stop their environment and bodies from increasing toxins.

Thank you for respecting the science and the voice of the people's weight against the "cheating" scrubber system, which hides air pollutants from out-dated fuels by putting them into the waters.

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Comment From: A Patterson

3/19/21 @ 12:59 AM
I absolutely support the proposed amendment BANNING SCRUBBERS - what happens to the orcas & other wildlife in Puget Sound impacts more than just local concerns. Please SUPPORT this amendment.
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Comment From: Diana Saxon

3/19/21 @ 12:58 AM
Very simple suggestion - cruise ships need to keep the Puget Sound CLEAN. No dumping of any kind.
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Comment From: Mercedes Lackey

3/19/21 @ 12:47 AM
Cruise ships are a bane on the environment. They are floating sewage generators. They don't belong in sensitive waters unless they are discharging CLEAN water.
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Comment From: P. Sturm

3/18/21 @ 11:58 PM
What is discharged in the sound is what you will end up eating if you like fish or anything that consumes them.
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Comment From: Donna Friedman

3/18/21 @ 11:35 PM
There'll be no one to save w/ the world in a grave. Pls stop destroying wildlife.
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Comment From: Lael Bradshaw

3/18/21 @ 11:34 PM
There should be a limit on how many ships are allowed in our waters per day including the straights. It would raise the cost for the ships but our waters are worth the protection.

Thank you for your time.
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Comment From: Jim Steitz

3/18/21 @ 11:26 PM
I support Amendment 2, in view of the obvious truth that using the waters of Puget Sound is a privilege. The exercise of thar privilege should obviously be conditioned on not using those waters as an open sewer for the effluent of cheap fuel sources.
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Comment From: The Rev. Mary Louise Allen

3/18/21 @ 11:09 PM
This ammendment will be a necessary way to help our ecology and assist the continuing efforts to save our endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.
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Comment From: Joanne Mainiero

3/18/21 @ 10:12 PM
it sure is time to rid of this for sure !! The marine life in there home town called ocean/seas... This time an amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes is on the table! and NEEDS TO BE OFF THE TABLE AND PASSED FOR GOOD !! BAN THE DISCHARGE...↓
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Comment From: rochelle ellison

3/18/21 @ 10:02 PM
PLEASE BAN SCRUBBERS in Puget Sount so that the environment underwater and all the living beings whose home is there will not be harmed. Please protect this place. And please ban scrubbers everywhere.
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Comment From: Barbara Peters

3/18/21 @ 9:53 PM
I am urging you to ban scrubbers from Puget Sound. We have a duty to protect the endangered orcas and other marine life from fossil fuel waste. We are the shepherds of nature and are responsible for protecting the environment.
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thank you for considering my viewpoint. Barbara Peters, San Diego, CA


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Comment From: Randolph Willoby

3/18/21 @ 9:33 PM
Cruise ships have to be held accountable.
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Comment From: Johanna Stone

3/18/21 @ 9:10 PM
I support this bill because we can secure permanent protection for this high traffic inlet that is home to some of the most threatened marine species — like orcas and Chinook salmon.
Here are my main points.
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning ...↓

Point #2: This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Point #3: Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Nicole Braun

3/18/21 @ 9:07 PM
Please do the right thing...
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Comment From: David Adams

3/18/21 @ 9:06 PM
Please pass the proposed amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes and thereby protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste.

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Comment From: Alissa Adler

3/18/21 @ 9:04 PM
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Margaret Adam

3/18/21 @ 8:49 PM
I worked in Washington for several years, and found the Puget Sound to be a place of stunning beauty. It is also home to many important - and threatened - marine species, such as the Chinook and the orca. The Sound deserves to be protected and mainta...↓
It is time for an amendment to the Puget Sound MOU banning the discharge of scrubber wastes. This kind of fossil fuel pollution is not compatible with healthy waters, and this heavily trafficked inlet is already impacted by a tremendous amount of human-generated pollutants.
Please consider the cumulative impacts on threatened marine species and on the humans enjoying and depending on Puget Sound. Please ban scrubber waste now.
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Comment From: Anne Ryland-Anderson

3/18/21 @ 8:45 PM
The Cruise ship industry is responsible for much pollution in our rivers and oceans and must be held accountable for recycling all plastic on board and finding on board treatment for sewage discharge
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Comment From: Amanda Frost

3/18/21 @ 8:42 PM
I thought I'd seen the worst when I crossed the Atlantic and saw the vile smoke from our ship polluting the air. Now I learn that cruise ships are pumping the pollution into the sea. Good grief! When will we realize that the ocean is a resource for m...↓
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Comment From: Diana Doria

3/18/21 @ 8:40 PM
Please ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste. There is no excuse not to save our future.
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Comment From: Denise Anzelmo

3/18/21 @ 8:31 PM
Please ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste. I will boycott taking a cruise unless this is done. Thank you.
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Comment From: Robert Jensen

3/18/21 @ 8:20 PM
The Department of Ecology should not allow cruise ships to discharge waste from their ships into the waters of Puget Sound and the waters off our coast. To do so, in the form of. memorandum of understanding, is to weaken the state water qualify stan...↓
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Comment From: Danielle Rainforth

3/18/21 @ 8:19 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓

This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Danielle Masek

3/18/21 @ 8:06 PM
Please ban scrubbers to protect whales!
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Comment From: Sean Casey

3/18/21 @ 8:00 PM
I think common sense would lean towards not allowing waste to be dumped in the Puget Sound. The protection of all living things is too important and this waste is the opposite of protection.
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Comment From: Heidi Handsaker

3/18/21 @ 7:59 PM
~ Please protect Puget Sound and all of the marine life who depend upon this ecosystem, by keeping it free from scrubbers, and dangerous wastewater pollution from cruise ships... Thank You for listening...
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Comment From: Nicole Mola

3/18/21 @ 7:50 PM
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Nona Weiner

3/18/21 @ 7:48 PM
Please ban scrubbers from the Puget Sound and protect endangered orcas from fossil fuel waste.
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Comment From: Eunice Hafaemeister

3/18/21 @ 7:46 PM
I support the proposed MOU.
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Comment From: Jill Otani

3/18/21 @ 7:40 PM
Stop polluting the ocean by cruise ships that are outdated floating Petri dishes.
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Comment From: Patrice Serret

3/18/21 @ 7:32 PM
Please permanently ban scrubbers to help save and protect the Puget Sound, its ecosystem and the threatened Orca whale population. We need to protect the environment for our children and their future. Life is more valuable than money.
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Comment From: Greg Nicholas

3/18/21 @ 7:30 PM
The environment must be protected at all cost.
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Comment From: Steven Waldrip

3/18/21 @ 7:29 PM
Ban scrubbers for the Pugent sound. Do the right thing!
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