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Comment From: Diann Jenkins

3/13/21 @ 9:45 AM
We must protect all water resources from pollution. The wild life that live in these bodies of water must be protected. Many of these species are in our human food sources so their contamination become our contamination.
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Comment From: Bobette Jones

3/13/21 @ 9:45 AM
Please ban scrubbers. Cruise ships burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - then "scrub" the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support Amendment #2, banning scrubbers.

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Comment From: Mary Hodgson

3/13/21 @ 9:45 AM
I support the amendments proposed. No Scrubbers!
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Comment From: Lois Klepin

3/13/21 @ 9:44 AM
Although scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, in reality, all they do is convert air pollution into water pollution and dump this fossil fuel combustion wastewater straight into the o...↓

I support banning scrubbers in order to secure permanent protection for Puget Sound and its vibrant ecosystem.

Thank you for hearing my comment on maintaining a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook salmon in Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Dennis Heinzig

3/13/21 @ 9:44 AM
Please consider my points:
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 th...↓

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.

Thank you for your consideration of my points.

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Comment From: Beth Stanberry

3/13/21 @ 9:44 AM
Clean should be clean. Don't create toxins that need to be dumped; don't dump toxic wastewater!!
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Comment From: Carole Forman

3/13/21 @ 9:44 AM
Cruise ships are dirty polluters. Keep them out of Pudget Sound and clean up your ships or keep them out of state water-- and all water.
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Comment From: Marsha Lowry

3/13/21 @ 9:43 AM
In regards to this proposed Cruise ship MOU.
I'll make this short and sweet.
First off, these ships use the dirtiest fuels, and using a "scrubber" on the exhaust systems to reduce air pollution is commendable, BUT it stops there. The resulting wet wast...↓
In short, BAN THE SCRUBBERS and come up with a better way to protect this fragile environment.
Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
Thank you for considering my opinion on this important matter.
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Comment From: Taylor Townsend

3/13/21 @ 9:42 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 Sinclair

3/13/21 @ 9:42 AM
It's high time we banned the mining/drilling/etc. of filthy fossil fuels entirely, and switch to clean, renewable alternative energy sources, and also eliminate corrupt government members and legislators who care more about their donors and "war ches...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:41 AM
Save the orcas!!!!!
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Comment From: Sharon Balzano

3/13/21 @ 9:41 AM
Ban scrubbers in Puget Sound. Save the whales. Thank you.
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Comment From: michelle graves

3/13/21 @ 9:40 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: Kathleen Evans

3/13/21 @ 9:40 AM
You must all be on drugs to think that this is at all acceptable - you foul the oceans you foul the earth and all who live here.
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Comment From: Lozz Starseed

3/13/21 @ 9:40 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: Cynthia Lewis

3/13/21 @ 9:39 AM
As a Friday Harbor-trained marine biologist who did all my doctoral field work in Puget Sound, I care about the water quality and wildlife there. 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: Bob Miller

3/13/21 @ 9:39 AM
This would go a long way to PROTECT these beautiful waters.
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Comment From: Nancy Iannuzzelli

3/13/21 @ 9:39 AM
Our oceans are the basis of life on this planet. To continue to add to its pollution is unconscionable particularly when one realizes that millions of ocean animals are dying from ingesting plastic pollution as well as all the other chemicals that a...↓
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Comment From: Carole Henry

3/13/21 @ 9:39 AM
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 d...↓
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Comment From: Edward Green

3/13/21 @ 9:39 AM
Time for Cruise Lines and shipping industry to go solar and clean up their mess. More research, more action. Please move us forward and shut down subsidies to Big Oil/ petroleum/ fracking Corps.
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Comment From: Deborah Schmidt

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM

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Comment From: Natasha Green

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
Puget sound is a very unique ecosystem that needs protections. No where else on earth do six gill sharks have a nursery. No where else are there the seal and salmon hunting orcas (a huge tourist attraction). And if we dont do something about the poll...↓
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Comment From: Edward Main

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
Don't convert fossil fuel air pollution into fossil fuel water pollution. Eliminate fossil fuel pollution from both air and wastewater streams.
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Comment From: C. Warren Pope

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
Do NOT allow dumping in or around Puget Sound. There is no excuse for it and it endangers human and animal life and well-being.
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Comment From: Jan Emerson

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
Please ban scrubbers to protect our oceans and marine life, especially already endangered whales. Thank you.
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Comment From: Devyani C.

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
I support banning scrubbers for the below reasons;

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-la...↓

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: Susan Babbitt

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban "scrubbers."
Now cruise companies can show that they are reforming by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound.
The pandemic crisis, terrible as it is, has shown how marine ecosystems benefit from ...↓
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Comment From: Teri Yazdi

3/13/21 @ 9:38 AM
Ban scrubbers!!

The 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 toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean must be closed. So again, ban...↓

The cruise sector needs to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers!

Scrubber dumping cannot be allowed to return to the Puget Sound. The marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. I support amendment #2: Ban scrubbing!
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Comment From: Gaius Poehler

3/13/21 @ 9:37 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: Kathleen Ayres

3/13/21 @ 9:36 AM
Frankly I cannot even believe this has to come to debate. It should be obvious to every human, business, corporation and governing entity that this war on nature and the environment has to end. When our natural world is clean and thriving, so do we. ...↓
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Comment From: Grant Fujii

3/13/21 @ 9:36 AM
Please ban scrubbers in the Puget Sound. As someone who cares about every species on the planet, we need to be more responsible with how we treat our lands and ocean. Scrubbers endanger both humans and animals, and we can't continue this pattern of...↓
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Comment From: James Tomori

3/13/21 @ 9:36 AM
Ban Scrubbers! We must protect the environment, wildlife and their natural habitats.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:35 AM
It is critical that the dumping of scrubber waste not be permitted in the Puget Sound - it is critical to the health of ecosystems and to people. Furthermore, the maritime industry should be setting ambitious standards for environmental safety and co...↓
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Comment From: Joseph Boone

3/13/21 @ 9:34 AM
Stop polluting the ocean and killing Earth's unique animals.
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Comment From: Carl Finkbeiner

3/13/21 @ 9:34 AM
PLEASE BAN SCRUBERS!!!
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Comment From: Betty Sabo

3/13/21 @ 9:33 AM
Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Judy Desreuisseau

3/13/21 @ 9:33 AM
This has to stop !
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Comment From: Bo Breda

3/13/21 @ 9:33 AM
Scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust. Actually all it does is convert air pollution into water pollution and dump this fossil fuel combustion wastewater straight into the ocean. In hig...↓




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Comment From: Paul Mareel

3/13/21 @ 9:33 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: Toni Ward

3/13/21 @ 9:33 AM
I support the proposed amendments to the MOU as a minimum first step.
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Comment From: John Van Straalen

3/13/21 @ 9:33 AM
Please ban 'scrubbers' and save our environment.
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Comment From: Laura Hanks

3/13/21 @ 9:33 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: Barbara Mathes

3/13/21 @ 9:32 AM
Hate cruise ships they all should be banned, save our orcas and other fish and the waters
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Comment From: Timothy Dunn

3/13/21 @ 9:32 AM
Ban scrubbers in Puget Sound. They are poisoning the water and this high traffic area is home to much wildlife. The cruise industry is important, but they need to clean up their act and stop polluting.
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Comment From: Carl Finkbeiner

3/13/21 @ 9:32 AM
PLEASE BAN SCRUBBERS!!!
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Comment From: Pamela Parker

3/13/21 @ 9:31 AM
I believe this is a bad idea that will cause more harm then good.
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Comment From: Ralph Billick

3/13/21 @ 9:31 AM
Please keep what laws are on the books already. I ask that you never let cruise ships discharge their waste at all and make them use a facility that can handle it. I was appalled as an American citizen to find out how much this industry fouls our wat...↓
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Comment From: Gerald Bowman

3/13/21 @ 9:31 AM
we need to eliminate anything connected to fossil fuels, esp when it impacts the environment
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Comment From: Gladys Simerl

3/13/21 @ 9:31 AM
Dangerous elements, or any other "junk", should never be disposed of by dumping it into precious areas like the waters, soil, etc., that will only end us poisoning needed wildlife, fish, etc. including human beings. All are necessary to protect this...↓
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Comment From: Edward Bisker

3/13/21 @ 9:31 AM
Ban maritime scrubbers, especially on recreational ships. Can they throw trash into the waters? No, but they can put the trash from the scrubbers into the waters around Puget Sound. Environmentally, this is wrong and bad indigenous life forms livi...↓
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Comment From: Theresa Vaughn

3/13/21 @ 9:31 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: James Stover

3/13/21 @ 9:29 AM
Stop the Dumping
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Comment From: Patricia Flood

3/13/21 @ 9:29 AM
The cruise ship industry is one of the dirtiest modes of transportation. They use heavily pollution diesel fuel to power the ship. So many of them have been fined for illegally dumping the human and food waste overboard. It's no wonder they're pét...↓

The scrubbers they use to catch some of the emissions from their smokestacks, are washed out in port. All of the toxic chemicals that are prevented from going into the aire, are now being dumped back into the ocean. This harms the fish who life near the sites when they do this. No cruise ship should be in the water unless they use higher grade fuel with more efficient scrubbers. Laws need to be passed that they have one chance. If they screw up, they should lose their licence until the can consistently
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Comment From: Joanna Harrison

3/13/21 @ 9:28 AM
I support the amendment proposed. Ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Richard Pecha

3/13/21 @ 9:28 AM
HELL NO !!! It's time to change; rethink our destructive ways to the plant and life of ALL creatures big and small.
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Comment From: Nicole Gallo

3/13/21 @ 9:28 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: Wolfgang Burger

3/13/21 @ 9:27 AM
Stop destructive scrubbers - protect the orcas
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Comment From: Elaine Livingston

3/13/21 @ 9:27 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: Jennifer Anderson

3/13/21 @ 9:27 AM
Save the orcas!
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Comment From: Ann Neel

3/13/21 @ 9:26 AM
This is personal. For over 5 years I lived on the water on Vashon Island and know what a beautiful place it is for humans, orcas, otters and other marine life. The covid pandemic has stopped the toxic water pollution created by cruise ship traffic ...↓

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Comment From: Nancy Burger

3/13/21 @ 9:26 AM
We need to protect the Orcas now!!!
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Comment From: Bret Polish

3/13/21 @ 9:26 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: Emily Sapp

3/13/21 @ 9:25 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: Brandon Potter

3/13/21 @ 9:25 AM
I am in support of banning scrubber dumping in Puget Sound, and there for support amendment 2.
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Comment From: Ellen Wade

3/13/21 @ 9:25 AM
Please do the right thing to keep the Puget Sound clean and protect whales!
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Comment From: Amy Roberts

3/13/21 @ 9:24 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: Betty Marr

3/13/21 @ 9:24 AM
Please ban scrubbers for cruise ships.
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Comment From: Gail Blumberg

3/13/21 @ 9:24 AM
To Whom It May Concern: Please vote for an amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes in Puget Sound.

Thank you,
Gail Blumberg
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Comment From: Lorna Wood

3/13/21 @ 9:23 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 discharging the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why Amendment #2 to 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.

Assaults on the health of marine ecosystems will kill off organisms crucial to maintaining them. 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. Resuming scrubber dumping would mean renewing destructive attacks on the Sound. I support amendment #2.

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Comment From: Rapeuglycantsmustgo Endcorporategreed

3/13/21 @ 9:23 AM
Selling Our Sea for corporate cash?
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Comment From: Jim and Nina Kelly

3/13/21 @ 9:23 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.
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Comment From: Izabella Dabrowski

3/13/21 @ 9:23 AM
Cruise ships should not be allowed to pollute our oceans.
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Comment From: Pat Dunn

3/13/21 @ 9:23 AM
I'm 100% against cruise ships using scrubbers to get away with burning filthy fuel dumping toxic carcinogenic substances in Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Linda Abbott Trapp

3/13/21 @ 9:21 AM
The ocean is our ultimate safety net on this planet. Permitting the dumping of toxic waste of any kind into it risks the future for all of us.
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Comment From: Katherine Hutchins

3/13/21 @ 9:20 AM
Pollution scrubber waste MUST NOT be permitted in the coastal waters of Washington State in general but mostly in the Seattle area.

All the scrubbers are doing is converting air pollution into water pollution and dumping wastewater straight into the o...↓

In high traffic inlets like Puget Sound, the build up of scrubber dumping is compounding the already polluted water and has serious implications for endangered species like the Orca whale.

We must help to keep our air, water and land healthy for us and future generations.

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Comment From: V Shorr

3/13/21 @ 9:20 AM
Cruise ships are a scourge, on many different levels.
There is no way they should be granted the privilege of dumping into any of our bays or waterways or oceans.
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Comment From: Len Neering

3/13/21 @ 9:20 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...↓

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: V Shorr

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
Cruise ships are a scourge, on many different levels.
There is no way they should be granted the privilege of dumping into any of our bays or waterways or oceans.
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Comment From: C H.

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
** BAN SCRUBBERS NOW!!! There is an OUTDATED LOOPHOLE that ALLOWS CRUISE SHIPS to BURN one of the DIRTIEST FOSSIL FUELS on earth - HEAVY FUEL OIL, by "SCRUBBING" EXHAUST and DISCHARGING the TOXIN-LADEN WASTE WATER into the OCEAN. That's why I SUPP...↓

** 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 WASTE in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 an BAN SCRUBBERS!!!

** 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 theWATER 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: William Seidel

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
As a traveler and a voyager, I want my voice heard on this seemingly minor issue. If an institution as trivial as Cruising can wantonly pollute our seas, degrade the environment and wellbeing of every person on this earth, we, as a race, are committ...↓
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Comment From: Carolyn Clark Pierson

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
I am asking the MOU to please 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 wa...↓

This could 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.

As we should all know by now, 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: Seth Roseman

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global health disaster, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve for the ecosystem. Fake pictures of dolphins swimming in Venice were circulating on the Inter...↓
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Comment From: Sarah Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
Help get together with enough water � so people can go on more cruises. � The coronavirus is going away. So a lot of people probably want to relax.
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Comment From: Lynne Boehm

3/13/21 @ 9:19 AM
As a New Yorker, I live near a lot of oceans and bays and the Long Island Sound. The water was really dirty, devoid of life when I moved here in the 1970's but over the years, NY made a remarkable change to the quality of the water and now the coastl...↓

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Comment From: John Will

3/13/21 @ 9:18 AM
I believe dumping scrubber material into any waterway should be banned. There needs to be a better way to handle this. I hope a way can be found without adding to the water pollution.
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Comment From: Andre Meaux

3/13/21 @ 9:18 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: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:18 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: Diane Cook

3/13/21 @ 9:17 AM
Please consider banning the dumping of toxic wastewater by cruise ships. Our oceans and marine creatures need to be protected from such harmful actions. Cruise ships need to be held accountable and responsible for the damage they cause. Maybe c...↓
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Comment From: Laurie Sterling

3/13/21 @ 9:17 AM
Please put a permanent end to scrubber dumping. We must protect our waterways for future generations as our generation has no right to destroy what cannot be replaced just because it is inconvenient. Please commit to finding an innovative solution ...↓
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Comment From: Tim Fleischer

3/13/21 @ 9:17 AM
Once the damage is done it is impossible to repair.
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Marsha Jarvis

3/13/21 @ 9:16 AM
Ban scrubbers for good in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem needed for the survival of threatened orcas and Chinook salmon. Thank you.

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Comment From: Bridgett Heinly

3/13/21 @ 9:16 AM
I support banning scrubbers. There is a major loophole allowing 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 ...↓
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: Kristen Bossert

3/13/21 @ 9:16 AM
Save the Orcas!
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Comment From: Patricia Chambers

3/13/21 @ 9:16 AM
These creatures need a clean sea to swim and breed in. Honestly I'd much rather be around the wildlife in my yard than most humans. I would spend days on end in Puget Sound while in the military watching these whales swim and frolick. Never once did ...↓
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Comment From: Marilyn Costamagna

3/13/21 @ 9:16 AM
For the following reasons I am writing in support of Amendment #2 to ban scrubbers in Puget Sound: Amendment #2 guards against cruise ships burning one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge...↓

Amendment #2 is a great 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 and why I continue to support amendment #2.

Bottom line: Amendment #2 is designed to protect against the health and environmental hazards of cruises using scrubbers to get away with burning ultra-dirty fuel and dumping toxic and carcinogenic substances into the sensitive Puget Sound ecosystem. Hence, how can anyone with a sensitivity and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all life and its consequential ripple effect for good or bad not support Amendment #2?

Sincerely, Marilyn Costamagna
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Comment From: MARCIA GODICH

3/13/21 @ 9:15 AM
I understand that humans have to live in this world too, but we won't have a world that is liveable if we continue to pollute our waters. It is time for companies to stop the pollution before it begins rather than having to clean up afterwards. Ocean...↓
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Comment From: Dominic Percopo

3/13/21 @ 9:15 AM
Nature is a Sacred Element for ALL Man & Beast Alike This Habitat is Sacred for these Beluga Whales and to Pollute these Waters is Against Normal Actions & Needs to Be Halted. Money / Power & Greed not First and Not over these Standards ...↓
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Comment From: Alicia Czechowski

3/13/21 @ 9:15 AM
Humans are making the waters and lands of the entire planet a FILTHY ROTTING DEAD GARBAGE DUMP thanks to incontinent disgusting behaviors like "the world is my sewer"-fossil fuel use !
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Comment From: John Wesner

3/13/21 @ 9:15 AM
Reduce ocean pollution and damage to wildlife by banning scrubbers!
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Comment From: Corinn Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:14 AM
Why would we let this happen to our environment!? Please do something.
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