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Comment From: Mary Chartowich

3/13/21 @ 2:39 PM
Ban scrubbers! This is unconscionable to pollute the oceans with your dirty scrubbers, killing the beautiful animals with your dirty pollution for profit!!!
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Comment From: Sherrill Futrell

3/13/21 @ 2:38 PM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers of heavy fuel oil. I've quit going on cruises because their fuel oils are too filthy to be mitigated even by "scrubbers." Let the cruise industry stop dumping ALL scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. The pandemic h...↓
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Comment From: Holly Crawford

3/13/21 @ 2:36 PM
Please ban scrubbers. 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 scrubber...↓

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Holly
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Comment From: Jill Godmilow

3/13/21 @ 2:35 PM
How does toxic, fossil fuel wastewater end 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 pollut...↓

But we have an opportunity to ban scrubbers and secure permanent protection for Puget Sound and its ecosystem.

Right now, the WA Department of Ecology, the Port of Seattle, and the cruise trade industry organization are renegotiating a voluntary anti-dumping Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Puget Sound and an amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes is on the table! And they have opened a public comment period for amendments to the MOU.

This is our chance to ban scrubbers for good in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook salmon
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Comment From: Sally Neary

3/13/21 @ 2:33 PM
Ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: A Martin

3/13/21 @ 2:32 PM
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 r...↓
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Comment From: Danielle Barcilon

3/13/21 @ 2:32 PM
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: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 2:31 PM
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. This is ou...↓

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: Tracy S Troth

3/13/21 @ 2:30 PM
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.

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: richard acosta

3/13/21 @ 2:30 PM
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: Tania Malven

3/13/21 @ 2:28 PM
HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP PUGET SOUND CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAVE OUR WILDLIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment From: Toby Blauwasser

3/13/21 @ 2:28 PM
There should be absolutely NO release of gray or black water into the oceans. None, whatsoever.
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Comment From: E.D. Crum

3/13/21 @ 2:27 PM
Ban scrubbers! Ridiculous name, like "clean coal." Nothing is getting clean with scrubbers...they pollute the ocean! Ocean life has enough problems. Try to make it better for them!
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Comment From: Steve Uyenishi

3/13/21 @ 2:27 PM
We need to do what we can to prevent toxic wastewater to pollute the ocean. Too many marine animals can be affected. So please consider amendment #2 to ban scrubbers. Thank you.
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Comment From: june Linhart

3/13/21 @ 2:25 PM
Scrubbers end up polluting the water instead of the air. We must pre-serve our wildlife who live there.
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Comment From: Melissa Conklin

3/13/21 @ 2:24 PM
I spent the happiest years of my life on the Kitsap Peninsula. I loved seeing Puget Sound and watching the incredible beings who inhabit it playing and swimming free. Dumping wastewater into the home of these beautiful beings is not only absolutely d...↓
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Comment From: Cecilia Culverhouse

3/13/21 @ 2:20 PM
Please support Amendment 2 to ban scrubbers. The harm to the oceans and marine life cannot be reversed. In 50 years from now, the cruise industry will not exist. Why allow it to kill the natural ecosystem that sustains human life?
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Comment From: Caley Ream

3/13/21 @ 2:20 PM
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.

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: Lisa Frangente

3/13/21 @ 2:20 PM
No waste water dumps from cruise ships into public waterways !!! Unacceptable and an environmental disaster.
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Comment From: Enid Cardinal

3/13/21 @ 2:18 PM
The ocean is not an huge waste processing plant. There is much life that lives there, some so deep they haven't been discovered yet. Cruise ships have a responsibility to care for this part of our earth, as well as on land. They charge high fees fo...↓

Enid Cardinal
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Comment From: charlotte laughon

3/13/21 @ 2:17 PM
It is time for the government and the cruise industry to stop polluting our water, air and land. The Orcas have resided in these waters much longer than the cruise industry or people living in Washington and beyond. It's criminal to continue to rel...↓

Remember, the release also reaches the land that people need to live on and need the waters to survive and eat. No industry is worth the death of these beautiful creatures and the stunning land of Washington State.
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Comment From: Laura Fake

3/13/21 @ 2:16 PM
Why is this stuff called scrubber waste? It is toxic , should not be dumped in the ocean.
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Comment From: Naomi Copeland

3/13/21 @ 2:16 PM
No dumping sewage of any kind in Puget Sound. Please!
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Comment From: Michelle Asker

3/13/21 @ 2:15 PM
Please ban scrubbers in the puget sound.
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Comment From: William Phipps

3/13/21 @ 2:12 PM
Pls do NOT dump waste of any sort in the Salash SEA.

pls do NOT use exhaust scrubbers in the salish sea.

pls. discontinue the practice of using seattle as a cruise ship terminal.

Pls stop taking cruise ships through the pristine waters of Alaska.

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Comment From: Robert Kintz

3/13/21 @ 2:12 PM
I am writing in support of Amendment #2, which would ban "scrubber" devices in cruise ships and other boats. These "scrubbers" allow ships to clean their exhaust systems and then discharge toxic wastewater into fragile marine environments like Puget ...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 2:11 PM
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Daniel Lucchesi

3/13/21 @ 2:07 PM
August 6, 2019
Dear Americans,

THE PLAGUE
Ring around the polls
Republicans on their toes
Much to disclose
Really foes
Time to expose.....
(published Dec. 1992)

I thank the Democrats for all they have done, over the 76 years of my life.
We need to speak to the...↓
effected our countries progress and hurt most of our citizens. Starting with,
President Obama, we need to inform our citizens; how the Republicans refused to pass Democratic legislation, spell out HOW it affected the country and "we citizens." Every time a congressman or congresswomen speak, have at least 1 example. Unstable 45 should be exposed.. The robber barons have been the Democratic down fall. They are the real enemies!
EXPOSE
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Corporate greed/lack of responsibility
Peoples' prejudice/loss of integrity
Organized religion, the medical community
Scores more, ripping-off humanity
America! The land of the free!?
We need to get coverage on local News channels. Even the fox brainwashed,
watch the local News.
Save our Country from crimes against all Americans and the Constitution.
Continue to fight.
Sincerely
DRL
P.S.
Especially the police racist policies. Name the Democratic bills that are being pigeonholed!
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Comment From: Syd Marcus

3/13/21 @ 2:07 PM
oint #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 ...↓
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Comment From: Ann Dorsey

3/13/21 @ 2:06 PM

I urge you to enact amendment #2, which will ban the use of scrubbers by cruise ships. I am deeply concerned by the use of scrubbers because of the negative impacts to humans and the environment. Scrubbers do not make the use of heavy fuel oil 'clean...↓
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Comment From: Henry Gaudsmith

3/13/21 @ 2:05 PM
inorder to keep the ecology as pristine as possible and the world livable, not only for ourselves, these pollutants need to be internalities.
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Comment From: Mary Rogge

3/13/21 @ 2:04 PM
Cruise ship wastewater absolutely should not be dumped into state waters.
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Comment From: Virginia Robbins

3/13/21 @ 2:03 PM
Hurry
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Comment From: Bob Roach

3/13/21 @ 2:02 PM
Please account for whale and marine life traffic.
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Comment From: Rachel Wilson

3/13/21 @ 2:01 PM
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 ...↓



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Comment From: Leah Redwood

3/13/21 @ 2:00 PM
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 dangerous for the entire ...↓
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Comment From: Michele Springsteen

3/13/21 @ 1:59 PM
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: Joan Hansen

3/13/21 @ 1:59 PM
Please ban scrubbers (Amendment #2) for good in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook Salmon. The cruise sector should show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways. Scrubber ...↓
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Comment From: Barbara Rosenkotter

3/13/21 @ 1:59 PM
Ban Scrubbers.

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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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: Dirk Rogers

3/13/21 @ 1:58 PM
It doesn't. take a lot of research to know that "scrubbed" substances don't belong in the. Sound. An interesting ,illuminating experiment might be to dilute the same concentration of scrubbed product to Cruise ship executives and shareholders' pools....↓
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Comment From: MARY ROJESKI

3/13/21 @ 1:58 PM
"renegotiating a voluntary anti-dumping Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Puget Sound and an amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes is on the table" VOLUNTARY?? DO YOU BELIVE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WILL SELF POLICE?

WE ARE NOT THE ONL...↓
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Comment From: Shawn Liddick

3/13/21 @ 1:57 PM
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: Marlene Dick

3/13/21 @ 1:57 PM
I strongly support amendment 2 banning scrubbers, and protecting Puget Sound and it's ecosystem.
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Comment From: Gavin Bornholtz

3/13/21 @ 1:55 PM
here 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 to...↓
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Comment From: Caleb Merendino

3/13/21 @ 1:54 PM
I am writing in support for the following reasons:

#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 wa...↓

#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.

#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: Laurene Rapoza

3/13/21 @ 1:53 PM
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Joshua Konheim Heffron

3/13/21 @ 1:53 PM
Hot Tip: We want the MOU organizers to get enough comments supporting amendment #2 to ban scrubbers in Puget Sound, so your comment can be as simple as, "Ban scrubbers." But it will be more impactful if you write in your own words and relay your own ...↓

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 I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers.

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: Dave Kisor

3/13/21 @ 1:53 PM
Moving the toxins from column A to column B and then dumping column B is unsatisfactory. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawai'i has had cruise ship pollution, so this is definitely not an isolated problem in Puget Sound. Until so...↓
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Comment From: Stanley Royalty

3/13/21 @ 1:52 PM
We need all industries,especially ones that rely on pristine natural resources such as the cruise ship industry to step up and do the right thing to protect our oceans before it's too late.
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Comment From: Jared Brenner

3/13/21 @ 1:51 PM
Ban scrubbers!
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Comment From: mia heavyrunner

3/13/21 @ 1:51 PM
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: Michael Madden

3/13/21 @ 1:49 PM
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Frances Goff

3/13/21 @ 1:49 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...↓

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Comment From: leora broche

3/13/21 @ 1:48 PM
Since the cruise line companies are making a profit by contaminating the waters, they should fix this problem immediately! Holding a course of fines as such to make them unable to continue the destruction of our waters. For Companies to wave a flag o...↓
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Comment From: Janet Rees

3/13/21 @ 1:46 PM
It is environmentally unacceptable for the cruise industry to convert its air pollutants created during fossil fuel combustion to wastewater that goes directly into the ocean. The buildup from scrubber dumping continues to grow, and it poses a threat...↓
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Comment From: Jennie Kristel

3/13/21 @ 1:44 PM
I cannot imagine that this has not been done before. Our oceans are our lives. Without them we cannot survive. When will people learn we are no different from any other animal? The oceans are our living breathing lungs and we cannot survive without t...↓
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Comment From: Jennifer Rombal

3/13/21 @ 1:43 PM
Please protect the Pugent sound and the endangered orcas.
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Comment From: Christine Koehler

3/13/21 @ 1:42 PM
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.

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: Melinda Maddox

3/13/21 @ 1:41 PM
I cannot believe our country is allowing this to happen after all the screaming about The Clean Air issue!!!!' The water on our planet is just as important!!!! There has to be another answer. Find it!!!
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Comment From: Sherri Hodges

3/13/21 @ 1:40 PM
These animals need to be saved
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Comment From: Joan Slezak Fritz

3/13/21 @ 1:38 PM
I cannot imagine that this has not been done before. Our oceans are our lives. Without them we cannot survive. Unless they are protected fully, the human race it doomed.
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Comment From: Marilyn Eng

3/13/21 @ 1:37 PM
I oppose dangerous discharge from cruise ships that is being dumped in the ocean.
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Comment From: Thomas Nieland

3/13/21 @ 1:37 PM
Stop dumping chemicals and petroleum byproducts into Puget Sound! These toxins harm wildlife like orcas, salmon and everything else living in its waters, not to mention human beings! Stop the insanity!
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Comment From: Edith Crowe

3/13/21 @ 1:36 PM
How much more of Earth has to be destroyed? Don't any of you have grandchildren??
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Comment From: Elizabeth Davy

3/13/21 @ 1:35 PM
Fossil fuel wastewater ends up in the ocean(!) due to a device called a "scrubber." While 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 wa...↓

In high traffic inlets like Puget Sound, the build up of scrubber dumping is compounding and has serious implications on endangered species like killer whales.

This must not continue!
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 1:34 PM
We all understand what is going on here. Disregard makes money and that equals profit for the few. But you know the science, and have the moral obligation to think about future impacts and your obligation to safeguard The Public Trust. Pollutants g...↓
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Comment From: John Paladin

3/13/21 @ 1:32 PM
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: Arly Crawte

3/13/21 @ 1:32 PM
Please stop this now. Please learn to care.
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Comment From: Louis Rhodes

3/13/21 @ 1:30 PM
Please stop ALL cruise ship discharges into these protected areas of Puget Sound, and ALL areas where the almost extinct Orcas live and thrive. The orcas must be protected at all costs.
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Comment From: Lisa Mair

3/13/21 @ 1:30 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: Nina French

3/13/21 @ 1:28 PM
End cruise ships completely. They are an outdated form of artificial luxury. They pollute the oceans and harm wildlife and environment. Just end the whole industry. I am not opposed to travel by ship, but cruise ships for cruising is just ridiculous ...↓
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Comment From: Elizabeth Jackson

3/13/21 @ 1:26 PM
Please support amendment 2 to ban scrubber waste water in Puget Sound.
I know that tourist dollars are important but sea life is irreplaceable!
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Comment From: Nicholas Jurus

3/13/21 @ 1:25 PM
Scrubbers are a foolish glossing over of a problem, and should be banned. I live in the Puget Sound area, and when I was young I took great joy in the idea of fishing and foraging food from the coast. Now, pollution from scrubbers and other poor choi...↓
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Comment From: K T

3/13/21 @ 1:23 PM
Please support the actions that are in the best interest of the water and environment and habitats. Much of sealife has been damaged unnecessarily in the last 40-50 years and we need to find alternatives to this.
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Comment From: David Lockman

3/13/21 @ 1:23 PM
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Deann Darling

3/13/21 @ 1:20 PM
It is our responsibility to care for these precious animals.
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Comment From: Derin Parker

3/13/21 @ 1:18 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: Anita Merrigan

3/13/21 @ 1:17 PM
Please protect wildlife from harmful exposures. We have a moral obligation to protect nonhuman species.
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Comment From: Jennifer Piche

3/13/21 @ 1:17 PM
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.

Thank you,
Jennifer Piche
Centennial, Colorado
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Comment From: Christena Griffin

3/13/21 @ 1:17 PM
I have never been and decided not to be on the cruise, because I m deeply concerned of the wastes unsafely dumped in ocean that cause harms to wildlife.
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Comment From: Lorraine Akiba

3/13/21 @ 1:16 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: Bill Morgan

3/13/21 @ 1:15 PM
Cruise ships should hold all wastewater and other toxic discharges and pump them off in port to legitimate disposal companies. Why would there even be a question?
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Comment From: Mary Puglia

3/13/21 @ 1:15 PM
Please support the amendments to the MOU. There is more than enough scientific research and data from environmental organizations to support the amendments. Your business depends on clear water and healthy sea life. I don't see how the amendments wil...↓
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Comment From: Mike Scott

3/13/21 @ 1:14 PM
Cruise ships are the SUVs of the seas; or coastlines, because they rarely venture far from shore, being top-heavy and not sea worthy like the graceful, elegant "greyhounds of the sea" ocean liners of yore. These hideous things can burn far cleaner f...↓
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Comment From: Jacqueline Stewart

3/13/21 @ 1:12 PM
ban the discharge of scrubber wastes In to our waters
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Comment From: Marek Zalewski

3/13/21 @ 1:10 PM
Just the fact that a VOLUNTARY and not a MANDATORY anti scrubbing agreement is being negotiated is wrong. Please make it absolutely mandatory.
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Comment From: Stephen Duck

3/13/21 @ 1:07 PM
Clear water shortage may likely be the cause for the next world war. Doing everything that we can to keep rivers and oceans and lakes free of pollution is absolutely essential.
Please BAN SCRUBBING on cruise ships and river boats, etc. Keep the wate...↓
Please stop scrubbing.
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Comment From: Maia de Raat

3/13/21 @ 1:06 PM
Cruise ships are a curse upon the environment with scrubber dumping only being one part of it. Please ban them dumping scrubber waste. Don't let Puget Sound become nothing more than a trash can!
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Comment From: Miles Bergeson

3/13/21 @ 1:05 PM
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...↓
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Comment From: Catherine Marie

3/13/21 @ 1:01 PM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers. Cruise ships are polluting by discharging pollution laden waste water directly into the ocean. The cruise ship industry should show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end ...↓
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Comment From: Laura Regan

3/13/21 @ 1:01 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.

This is a huge opport...↓

Marine ecosystems need 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.

For all these reasons please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

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Comment From: Elizabeth Seltzer

3/13/21 @ 1:00 PM
Cruise ships should not be allowed into sensitive ecological areas & should not be allowed in the Arctic regions which are struggling with issues related to climate change.
Stop destroying our planet/
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Comment From: Linda Sparks

3/13/21 @ 12:58 PM
The cruse ship lines already contribute vast amounts of pollution to our oceans. The additional MOU pollution is not acceptable as our oceans and whale populations are not able to withstand the continued onslaught.
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Comment From: Roman Reshetov

3/13/21 @ 12:56 PM
Please do not allow pollution of aquatic ecosystems. These "scrubbers" are a joke. It's only to prevent air pollution and the end result is toxic combustion byproducts polluting the water.
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Comment From: John Peterson

3/13/21 @ 12:54 PM
Our oceans are too important to be constantly used as hazardous waste dumps and trash receptacles.
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Comment From: Loretta DiTocco

3/13/21 @ 12:54 PM
Protect Puget Sound! Please approve Amendment 2 and ban scrubbers
Outstanding pollution of this magnitude is unacceptable.
Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing
tragedy on a global scale, but the res...↓
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: Charlotte Feck

3/13/21 @ 12:54 PM
Please Continue to protect us from waste water dumped by cruise ships and harming our waters and our Orcas..no dumping please
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 12:53 PM
"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 wh...↓

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: Ruth Williams

3/13/21 @ 12:53 PM
Please ban scrubbers completely. Getting those pollutants out of the air and dumping them into the water is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul. It was a terrible idea that never should have been put into play in the first place.
There is no time to wa...↓
Thank you!
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Comment From: Irene Snavely

3/13/21 @ 12:51 PM
Please do not allow ANYTHING that would further decrease or endanger the ecosystem and harm the orcas.

Thank you.
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