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Comment From: David Doering

3/13/21 @ 10:32 AM
I would like to raise three points:

1) Scrubbers should be banned. The use of scrubbers is a huge 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 tox...↓

2) This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to prove 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 strongly support amendment #2 and urge that it be adopted.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 10:31 AM
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: Ruth Steenwyk

3/13/21 @ 10:31 AM
Please ban scrubbers on cruise ships for our health, marine life, and the environment.
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Comment From: Stephen Mead

3/13/21 @ 10:30 AM
All a scrubber does is convert air pollution into water pollution and dump this fossil fuel combustion wastewater straight into the ocean. In high traffic inlets like Puget Sound, the build up of scrubber dumping is compounding and has serious implic...↓

Haven't we caused the life in our waters enough problems?
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Comment From: Amy M

3/13/21 @ 10:30 AM
Please protect this
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Comment From: Ann Thryft

3/13/21 @ 10:30 AM
I support Amendment #2 that bans scrubbers in Puget Sound. This will close the loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by "scrubbing" their exhaust and discharging the toxin-laden wastewa...↓
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Comment From: Frances M

3/13/21 @ 10:30 AM
This needs to be protected.
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Comment From: Joanne Luongo

3/13/21 @ 10:29 AM
Scrubbers must be banned for good in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook salmon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greed must not rein!!!!!!!
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Comment From: Florence Sandok

3/13/21 @ 10:29 AM
Ban Scrubbers in Puget sound! That will benefit everyone!
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Comment From: Mary Ferrigno

3/13/21 @ 10:29 AM
Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers for the sake of the environment and the endangered Puget Sound orcas.
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Comment From: Tim Duda

3/13/21 @ 10:28 AM
Protect Puget Sound and endangered orcas from fossil fuel dumping scrubbers.
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Comment From: Antoinette Sweet

3/13/21 @ 10:26 AM
Ban scrubbers!
Cruise ships are polluting our waters and putting our endangered orcas and other creatures in the seas. It's not worth it. You must ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: bob flagg

3/13/21 @ 10:26 AM
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: Sharon Cornelius

3/13/21 @ 10:26 AM
Cruise ships have been a free ride to dump their wastes into both state waters and the ocean for far too long. Our oceans and bays provide a significant portion to our global food sources.
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Comment From: Ashley Hanshaw

3/13/21 @ 10:26 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: Dorothea Leicher

3/13/21 @ 10:25 AM
My husband and I cruise on a sailboat and for that reason the continued health of the oceans is very important to us(and we just spent half a season to upgrade the waste management systems on our boat ) .
After reviewing the operations of scrubbers I ...↓
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Comment From: Rae Bevis

3/13/21 @ 10:25 AM
Ban scrubbers! Protect the waters and marine ecosystems. Cruise ships are huge polluters. This has to stop.
Protect the environment!
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Comment From: Margaret Donovan

3/13/21 @ 10:24 AM
Ban scrubbers
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Comment From: Lois Hemm

3/13/21 @ 10:23 AM
Toxic, fossil fuel wastewater end up in the ocean by 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 wa...↓

We need to ban scrubbers and secure permanent protection for Puget Sound and its ecosystem.

Please WA Department of Ecology, the Port of Seattle, and the cruise trade industry organization, renegotiate a voluntary anti-dumping Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Puget Sound implement the amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes.

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. It is imperative that you do implement this amendment for our ecosystem.
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Comment From: Anne Wolfenbarger

3/13/21 @ 10:23 AM
Cruise ships should be accountable
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Comment From: Susanna Marshland

3/13/21 @ 10:22 AM
Please ban scrubbers! Orcas are so special, and our marine ecosystem so fragile, that we need to do everything we can to protect them.
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Comment From: Raymond and June Katz

3/13/21 @ 10:22 AM
It is essential to do everything we can to protect our environment especially by reducing our need for fossil fuels. We are the stewards of the earth!
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Comment From: Ruth Kastner

3/13/21 @ 10:22 AM

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 ...↓

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: Linda Schneider

3/13/21 @ 10:22 AM
Please adopt amendment # 2 and ban scrubbers! These devices were meant to mitigate air pollution from burning dirtier oil on ships, but they only transfer the problem to liquid waste that gets discharged into the ocean. The Puget Sound ecosystem is...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 10:21 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: Diana Stone

3/13/21 @ 10:20 AM
These animals and waters need protected. You can tell the humanity of people by how they treat animals. Please, stop this.
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Comment From: JoAnn Keenan

3/13/21 @ 10:20 AM
Because our Puget Sound is a fragile salt water ecosystem, and because it is already blighted by human-generated pollution, I believe it would be extremely irresponsible to allow even more pollution to be generated, to the detriment of the environmen...↓

Please do not allow even more of this destructive activity in our waters and ports.
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Comment From: Daysha Deen

3/13/21 @ 10:19 AM
I lived in Bellevue Wa for 10 years. I owned a home there, worked and went to college there. I swam in LK Washington and boated all over Pusey Sound. These waters need to be protected from pollution. To many people and sea life depend on keeping the...↓
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Comment From: Tori Herbst

3/13/21 @ 10:19 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: Francisco Velez

3/13/21 @ 10:18 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: Michael Saunders

3/13/21 @ 10:18 AM
This scrubbing practice must be rejected
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Comment From: Robert Strelke

3/13/21 @ 10:18 AM
There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth
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Comment From: Edna Metcalf

3/13/21 @ 10:17 AM
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: Kate Crowley

3/13/21 @ 10:17 AM
We must do everything possible to reduce the pollution caused by cruise ships.
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Comment From: Charlotte Barkley

3/13/21 @ 10:17 AM
I am concerned about the health of Puget Sound because of family who live in Seattle and because of the need to maintain healthy environments in the ocean so they will, in turn, affect the environment surrounding my family. Because of the connection ...↓
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Comment From: Albert Ulrich

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
NO Dumping of "Scrubber" waste effluent into any waterways. Dispose on land in proper/licensed facilities. Additionally the practices I described should be made MANDATORY. Thank you.
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Comment From: Henry Westmoreland

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
I am conerned and upset that cruise ships burn heavy fuel oil and might put pollution from their exhaust into Washington waters including Puget Sound.

I welcome the return of cruise ships and their services but not the pollution they have entailed.

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Please adopt proposed amendment #2 to incorporate the Vessel Sewage No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for Puget Sound into the Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the Washington state NDZ regulation.

Thank you for your consideration.

Henry H. Westmoreland MD
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Comment From: P Nunez

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
PLEASE 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: dan sabatinelli

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

We already dump enough garbage in the ocean and its time we started cleaning up are disposal habits before its too late.

the tech exists to convert burned waste into co2, h2o and solid waste matter that ca...↓

It is no longer safe to exhaust discharge toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean.

Its time to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound
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Comment From: Mari Mennel-Bell

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise ship industry to prove they are serious about not polluting our waters anymore! They must agree to stop dumping scrubber wastes into Puget Sound! Plz approve amendment 2
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Comment From: Mary Swilling

3/13/21 @ 10:16 AM
Cruise ships must be held to the highest environmental standards. It's intolerable that they are not already.
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Comment From: Heather McHugh

3/13/21 @ 10:15 AM
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: Marie Harrison

3/13/21 @ 10:14 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.

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: steve petyerak

3/13/21 @ 10:14 AM
Please ban scrubbers and help save the Puget Sound
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Comment From: Joanne Gruber

3/13/21 @ 10:13 AM
Please approve Amendment #2 and ban scrubbers! All they do is convert one kind of toxic waste into another! Let's save Puget Sound and all that live within it, and thereby save our entire ecosystem!
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Comment From: Steve S

3/13/21 @ 10:12 AM
Please look at changing the rules to make the MOV permanent in Puget sound
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Comment From: Kyrie Elesion

3/13/21 @ 10:11 AM
Protect Puget Sound and endangered orcas from fossil fuel dumping scrubbers.
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Comment From: judy Mickey

3/13/21 @ 10:11 AM
If we do NOT act now to stop the abuse of our waterways, we will be left with nothing to fix.
I see it in Florida. Red algae that blooms now constantly has created a mess: dead sealife, tumors in fish, dead manatees, toxic situations that cause skin...↓

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Comment From: Mary Ann Leitch

3/13/21 @ 10:09 AM
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma Gandhi

"I Wonder If we Have Enough Reverence for Life to Concede to Wilderness the Right to Live On" – Margaret Murie

The marine life in our w...↓

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 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.

Our 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 - ban scrubbers.

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Comment From: MICHAEL MCCARTHY

3/13/21 @ 10:09 AM
I support amendment #2 to 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 o...↓

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.

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 Rostagno-Lasky

3/13/21 @ 10:08 AM
Polluting the water, instead of the air is useful why? Is everyone on the west coast stupid?
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Comment From: Jean Marie VanWinkle

3/13/21 @ 10:07 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: Michael Carter

3/13/21 @ 10:06 AM
We need to ban scrubbers for good to help us achieve a healthy ecosystem in the Sound. Scrubbers are problems for vulnerable animals and threaten the survival of animals on the brink that are very important to all of us, i.e., they threaten orcas an...↓
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Comment From: Ann Wakeman

3/13/21 @ 10:06 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers, ending the dumping of all scrubber waste in Puget Sound. The marine ecosystem has had a welcome reprieve from pollution of cruise vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic. For wildlife's sake as well as our own, ...↓
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Comment From: Ken Rosen

3/13/21 @ 10:05 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.
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 Dickson

3/13/21 @ 10:05 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...↓


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Comment From: John Nickey

3/13/21 @ 10:05 AM
WE MUST PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES AT ALL COSTS!!!
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Comment From: Michelle Sewald

3/13/21 @ 10:04 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 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: HOLLY ASAMURA

3/13/21 @ 10:04 AM
Don't be stupid. There will be nothing to show them if you ruin it.
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Comment From: John Nickey

3/13/21 @ 10:04 AM
WE MUST PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES AT ALL COSTS!!!
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Comment From: Wallace Elton

3/13/21 @ 10:03 AM
The cruise industry is responsible for excessive pollution from burning heavy fuel oil. Scrubbers just allow ships to convert air pollution into water pollution at a time when marine ecosystems already are under great stress from multiple causes. It ...↓
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Comment From: Bridget Palecek

3/13/21 @ 10:03 AM
It's about time we protect our waters from corporations who abuse our environment. The days of big money buying the right to pollute are over and we all need to protect our God given right to breathe fresh air and drink unpolluted water. Pass this am...↓
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Comment From: Melvin Zimmerman

3/13/21 @ 10:02 AM
Save the oceans and the bays. No species should be threatened for the profit of any business!
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Comment From: Larry or Gloria Williams

3/13/21 @ 10:01 AM
Please protect our climate/animals!
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Comment From: John Golding

3/13/21 @ 10:01 AM
ban scrubbers and secure permanent protection for Puget Sound and its ecosystem.
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Comment From: robert bowes

3/13/21 @ 10:01 AM
F**k cruise ships!!
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Comment From: Jacob R. Raitt

3/13/21 @ 10:01 AM
I have lived east of the Mississippi for most of my life. I have gone to Alaska, Washington State, Oregon and California as a visitor. I have seen some of the dangers of waste at sea, and from waste generated on land. Vancouver and Vancouver Island a...↓
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Comment From: Tatjana Walker

3/13/21 @ 10:00 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 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 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: Janet Muir

3/13/21 @ 9:59 AM
Puget Sound already suffers from toxic pollutants from surface runoff, wastewater treatment plant effluents, and other sources. Cruise ships use heavy fuel oil that scrubbers do not sufficiently treat. They should not be releasing these toxins into P...↓
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Comment From: Richard Bergner

3/13/21 @ 9:58 AM
Ban scrubbers.

The cruise sector needs to show that they are committed to
changing their polluting ways.

Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive.
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Comment From: dick hogle

3/13/21 @ 9:57 AM
Grow up and protect our only environment
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Comment From: Kathleen Hutchins

3/13/21 @ 9:57 AM
Please support amendment #2 to BAN SCRUBBERS! It is atrocious that cruise ships have been allowed to dump extremely toxic waste into Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Gabriella Brown

3/13/21 @ 9:57 AM
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 experienc...↓

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: Ree Whitford

3/13/21 @ 9:56 AM
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: Mia Schultz

3/13/21 @ 9:56 AM
Please ban scrubbers. I have enjoyed the beautiful marine ecosystem of Puget Sound and I support amendment #2.

Marine ecosystems need a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting ces...↓
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Comment From: Mary Ricketts

3/13/21 @ 9:56 AM
So why is an Ohio lady commenting on regulations for Puget Sound area? My husband and I have visited your scenic beauty more than once and immensely enjoyed the aquatic wildlife and fabulous views. Banning "scrubbers" that are intended to clean exh...↓
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Comment From: Leda Zimmerman

3/13/21 @ 9:55 AM
Dear Washington State decision makers:

I am concerned about the destructive impact of the cruise industry on the sensitive ecosystem off the coast. Please: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtie...↓

I want to point out that this offers 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.

There is great urgency in addressing this issue as we build back from Covid-19. The 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.

Thanks very much for your attention to this matter.
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Comment From: Daniel Goldberg

3/13/21 @ 9:54 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 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: David Warner

3/13/21 @ 9:54 AM
Ban scrubbers! The cruise sector needs to demonstrate its commitment to changing its pollutive practices. Marine ecosystems require healthy environments in Puget sound to thrive.
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Comment From: Bill Williams

3/13/21 @ 9:53 AM
Please ban all scrubbers from cruise ships, Amendment #2, to protect waterways as well as sealife and the shoreline from this type of pollution. Continued dumping of scrubber waste will NOT accomplish this protection! thank you!
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Comment From: Matthew Hobson

3/13/21 @ 9:53 AM
There is no reason for these cruise ships to be poisoning and polluting our oceans.
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Comment From: Lorna Frey

3/13/21 @ 9:52 AM
Having lived in or near Puget Sound for
three decades (and only recently residing in the Oregon Willamette Valley), I strongly
urge your conclusion that Scrubber Wastes
do not belong in our precious Salish Sea.

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Respectfully,
Lorna Frey
Springfield, Oregon
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Comment From: Seth Schneider

3/13/21 @ 9:52 AM
Protect puget sound
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Comment From: Fay Payton

3/13/21 @ 9:52 AM
The Puget Sound area must not be permitted to be polluted by the cruise industry for it's own benefit and profit. The amendments to the MOU should be included to avoid any further discharges that do not conform to the the actual rules of discharge in...↓
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Comment From: Mary-Alice Shemo

3/13/21 @ 9:51 AM
Putting pollution in the water instead of the air is no solution; it just causes another whole round of problems. It's still pollution. The real solution is to switch to more eco-friendly forms of energy.
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Comment From: Sara Foszcz

3/13/21 @ 9:50 AM
Mother Gia is crying for attention - we are responsible for her safety and well being! Big business has to own the responsibility of its waste - or stop creating it. We are killing the planet that sustains us. Leaders with vision that create on...↓
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Comment From: R. Thorne

3/13/21 @ 9:49 AM
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; but, now, there is a great opportunity for ...↓
Thank you
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Comment From: Leslie Switalski

3/13/21 @ 9:49 AM
The CRUISE Industry is one of the BIGGEST POLLUTERS of our oceans!
It is unlikely the CRUISE lines will choose to spend their own PROFITS to act RESPONSIBLY
to protect our waters unless we REQUIRE them to do it!
I urge you to SUPPORT Amendment #2 !
We AL...↓
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Comment From: Leslie Spurling

3/13/21 @ 9:48 AM
Clean air and water are critical for the health of the entire planet, of course, but in Puget Sound we can see the impact up close. In this highly trafficked and virtually enclosed body of water, pollution is obvious. Whether noise or waste, the poll...↓
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Comment From: Joseph Lawson

3/13/21 @ 9:48 AM
Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. Ban scrubbers!
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Comment From: Kristy Roggio

3/13/21 @ 9:48 AM
We can land safely a Mars Rover. Why can't we look for ways to get away from fossil fuel dependency??

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Comment From: Erich Freimuth Jr

3/13/21 @ 9:48 AM
I'm in favor of the agreement, so that hopefully it will prevent any number of environmental disasters!!
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Comment From: Alex Zukas

3/13/21 @ 9:47 AM
Please Bban 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...↓

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: Michael Lee

3/13/21 @ 9:47 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: Marjorie Rathbone

3/13/21 @ 9:47 AM
Please 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 ...↓

This is a great chance 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.

The 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. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Barbara Gregory

3/13/21 @ 9:46 AM
Please ban "scrubbers" of large vessel air pollution from Puget Sound. This merely moves air pollution into the water, where it poisons aquatic life.
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Comment From: Ramona Ponessa

3/13/21 @ 9:46 AM
Cruise ships dump an amazing amount of pollutants into any water where they are allowed to do so-when you have thousands of peoples' waste, there is no waters that aren't destroyed by that dumping. Please quit allowing our waters to be used as a cloa...↓
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Comment From: Shirlene Harris

3/13/21 @ 9:46 AM
Wastewater discharges should not be made close to shore which would also mean not discharging into state waters. Those discharges are harmful for humans, the environment and every living thing!
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Comment From: Lynn Ricci

3/13/21 @ 9:46 AM
The RIGHT things for ALL living things and our environment needs to be done RIGHT always.
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Comment From: Gerald Iyall

3/13/21 @ 9:46 AM
Stop polluting the Puget Sound. You are killing the salmon, the Orcas and you are destroying the ecosystem. Time to stop. You owe it to your children and your grandchildren. Find a better solution. As long as you let them take the easy way out th...↓
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