Cruise ship MOU proposed amendments comment period

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Comment From: Alice West

3/13/21 @ 9:13 AM
Please protect Orcas from fossil fuels.
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Comment From: Gail Fleischaker

3/13/21 @ 9:13 AM
Ban scrubbers! Keep the Sound clean for healthy marine life.
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Comment From: Jennifer DeLoia

3/13/21 @ 9:13 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 suppor...↓

-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: Gary McCuen

3/13/21 @ 9:12 AM
Stories from a friend who was an entertainer on a cruise ship would make you so mad, so sad.
Night time was when deluges of dreadful stuff was let go into the oceans.... ���

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Comment From: Megan Wilder

3/13/21 @ 9:12 AM
In Puget Sound, the build up of scrubber dumping is compounding and has serious implications on endangered species like killer whales.

We must ban scrubbers and secure permanent protection for Puget Sound and its ecosystem.
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Comment From: Rex Payne

3/13/21 @ 9:12 AM
Water circulates all over the Earth. It belongs to everyone, including the other life forms with which we share the planet. It is a public trust. Yet private interests are allowed to foul it with their effluent. If those private interests cannot make...↓
Private interests extract what they want and dump what they don't want back into the oceans. Life in the oceans is being extracted and/or poisoned at an alarming rate, with the result that it is now only about 20% of what it was in the 19th century. The sea obviously cannot support extraction at that level. And the poisoning must stop. No more dumping into Puget Sound or into public waters anywhere!
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Comment From: Tara Dubarr

3/13/21 @ 9:12 AM
Please ban 'scrubbers'.
Turning toxic air into toxic water waste is NOT the answer. It's just a way to hide something temporarily. As someone who loves to visit Washington State to enjoy the Puget Sound and other natural beauty of the area, I am askin...↓
Please for the health of ourselves, the health of our planet and the diversity of life that keeps the Sound healthy, ban this practice that just exchanges one form of pollution for another.

Thank you for your time,
Tara Dubarr

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Comment From: Ed Loosli

3/13/21 @ 9:12 AM
Pollution scrubber waste MUST NOT be permitted in the coastal waters of Washington State in general and in the Seattle area in particular.

All the scrubbers are doing is converting air pollution into water pollution and dumping this fossil fuel combus...↓

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


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Comment From: Steve Saperstein

3/13/21 @ 9:11 AM
I support the banning of allowing exhaust scrubbers in Puget Sound. their use is extremely detrimental to th ecology of the Sound. This practice is as or more dangerous than the similar practice of flushing fuel oil tanks of large ships. would you wa...↓
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Comment From: CC Phillips

3/13/21 @ 9:11 AM
THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DISPOSE OF THE SCRUBBERS; BURY THEM IN THE DESERT NO MATTER THE COST!!!!!! Convert get creative but the Oceans can not take any more pollution!!!
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Comment From: Karl L Konnerth

3/13/21 @ 9:10 AM
prevent wastewater discharges from cruise ships into state waters.
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Comment From: Esther Friedman

3/13/21 @ 9:10 AM
We need to do much more to protect these magnificent and endangered animals. Cruise ships should be held to higher standards and be barred from certain areas to protect orcas.
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Comment From: Katherine Kiang

3/13/21 @ 9:10 AM
It is vital we save our marine ecosystem for the next generation. Please ban scrubbers and require cruise ships to discharge of their wastewater in a clean manner.
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Comment From: Glenn Hufnagel

3/13/21 @ 9:10 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: Laurel Facey

3/13/21 @ 9:10 AM
Ban the scrubber - a false solution. The atmosphere and the oceans interact; both must be kept from pollution. "Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul" never was and never will be a solution.
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Comment From: FRANK NEUGEBAUER

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
There is no need for dumping of anything into our public waterways!!
I am a frequent cruiser and would not have it any other way!!!!NO self-regulation of cruise lines!!
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Comment From: Lynn Wells

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
Please save our Orcas!
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Comment From: Ian Bosserman

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
I am opposed to Cruise Ship use in areas that harbor endangered wildlife including whales, especially where these activities can threaten there natural habits.
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Comment From: Brenda Parker

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
This comment is in support of amendment 2 to ban scrubbers in Puget Sound.
Please help to protect our waters and marine life by banning the use of scrubbers by cruise ships. This is a great opportunity for the cruise ship industry to do their part an...↓
Banning scrubbers would go a long way in helping the marine ecosystem. We have seen how the pandemic stopping cruise ships has given the waters of Puget Sound a welcome reprieve. Let's stop doing what we know to be harmful to marine life and to ourselves. We only have this one earth.
I support amendment #2. Thank you.
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Comment From: Mary Weiner

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
marine life needs a clean environment, I support amendment #2
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Comment From: joanne groshardt

3/13/21 @ 9:09 AM
protect Puget Sound and endangered orcas from fossil fuel dumping scrubbers.
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Comment From: Kate Hermann-Wu

3/13/21 @ 9:08 AM
I like taking cruises. But I also like having a healthy planet that all species can enjoy. It's time to ban scrubbers and protect our ocean!
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Comment From: William Woessner

3/13/21 @ 9:08 AM
Currently, a loophole exists that allows the cruise industry 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 amendm...↓

An enormous opportunity now exists for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to ending their harmful polluting and environmental destruction by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.

A marine ecosystem requires a healthy home in which 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 resume in the Sound. I wholeheartedly support amendment #2.
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Comment From: SUSAN SOH

3/13/21 @ 9:08 AM
Ban the discharge of scrubber wastes: Please support Amendment #2 to ban "scrubbers" on cruise ships in beautiful Puget Sound. The
cetacean population and the entire ocean ecosystem is negatively impacted by this disgusting
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cruise industry maintains this practice that ultimately will destroy their business!
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Comment From: Blaine Ackley

3/13/21 @ 9:08 AM
Marine ecosystems are under disintegration because of climate change. We can take small steps for the marine ecosystem by our policy actions. One small step forward would be a ban on scrubbers in Puget Sound.
Please ban scrubber waste from Puget Sound...↓

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Comment From: Kate Solisti

3/13/21 @ 9:07 AM
Please support Amendment #2 to ban "scrubbers" on cruise ships in beautiful Puget Sound. The cetacean population and the entire ocean ecosystem is negatively impacted by this disgusting practice. Many people who take these cruises are there to observ...↓
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Comment From: Robert Kessler

3/13/21 @ 9:07 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: Sonja Nelson

3/13/21 @ 9:07 AM
Cruise ships have no right to foul the oceans with their waste. They need to develop a system where they can retain the waste until it can be disposed of properly.
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Comment From: Georgette Engard

3/13/21 @ 9:07 AM
Ban scrubbers to give marine wildlife clean water to live in. Clean water is necessary to survival and balance of diversity and the ecosystem for marine life.
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Comment From: Tonya Michel

3/13/21 @ 9:07 AM
We owe it to our wildlife to be more responsible with our behavior. We are their guests on this planet and we're not being respectful of their rights and well being.
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Comment From: Soraya Dosaj

3/13/21 @ 9:06 AM
I urge you to support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers and halt wastewater dumping into our oceans. I am a cruise sector stockholder but want the industry to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Cleaning up our marine ecosystems is not...↓
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Comment From: D Brown

3/13/21 @ 9:06 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 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: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 9:06 AM
Dumping garbage in Puget Sound will cause long-term damage not just for the animals and ecosystems but for the communities living near the sound who depend on it for their livelihoods.
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Comment From: Doug Mayor

3/13/21 @ 9:06 AM
Ban Scrubbers. Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive.
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Comment From: Veronica Bourassa

3/13/21 @ 9:06 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 w...↓

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: Brenda Frey

3/13/21 @ 9:05 AM
No one should have the right to dump anything purposely in the ocean destroying it. Make sure that cruise ships cannot do it.
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Comment From: Laree Farmer

3/13/21 @ 9:05 AM
These innocent animals must be saved. For the sake of everyone, wastewater should never be dumped in the ocean. Cruise ships are far from a necessity. They are a luxury that should never take precedence over innocent life.
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Comment From: Mary Shabbott

3/13/21 @ 9:05 AM
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 po...↓
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Comment From: Peggy J Printz

3/13/21 @ 9:05 AM
It is time to completely ban scrubbers. This loophole allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. I paddle my ka...↓

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.

Our precious marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. After the pandemic pause, scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. You too should support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Donald Wilson

3/13/21 @ 9:04 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: Paul Wellin

3/13/21 @ 9:04 AM
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.Thi...↓
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Comment From: Annie McCuen

3/13/21 @ 9:04 AM
These ocean cruisers are a disaster for the environment
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Comment From: Juanita Hull

3/13/21 @ 9:04 AM
Stop polluting the world.
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Comment From: Chere Gruver

3/13/21 @ 9:04 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: STEPHEN DONNELLY

3/13/21 @ 9:03 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: Beth Levin

3/13/21 @ 9:03 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: Allister Layne

3/13/21 @ 9:03 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: Charles Rogers

3/13/21 @ 9:03 AM
We must do all we can to preserve the life we share our planet with. We cannot allow our greed and shortsightedness to sacrifice any more species.
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Comment From: Faith and Jan Wellman

3/13/21 @ 9:03 AM
Why would you allow cruise ship companies to voluntarily not dump wastewater in the Puget Sound/ocean. This should be a no-brainer. I think we have moved beyond this. They have the technology to not have to do this. The cruise ship companies can ...↓
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Comment From: Dacia Murphy

3/13/21 @ 9:02 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: David Mayer

3/13/21 @ 9:02 AM
I do not support the amount of pollution cruise ships and other large ocean-going vessels are allowed to dump in our waterways. I especially do not support additional concentrated carbon-based pollutants being added to that mix. This is one reason ...↓
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Comment From: Claudia Wornum

3/13/21 @ 9:02 AM
Ban scrubbers from Cruise ships 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: Linda Paleias

3/13/21 @ 9:02 AM
Please protect Puget Sound and endangered Orcas from fossil fuel dumping scrubbers.
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Comment From: Courtney Daniels

3/13/21 @ 9:02 AM
Please use your power and influence to change the world for the better. Please do everything in your power to stop the cruise industry's degradation of the Sound.
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Comment From: Mark Waltzer

3/13/21 @ 9:02 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers. This pollution does not belong in the air or in the water.
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Comment From: Kathy Kelly

3/13/21 @ 9:01 AM
Please make sure the incoming ships slow down. The ships going into the ports under the Golden Gate Bridge have killed whales because they were going too fast and probably didn't care that they killed a whale
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Comment From: Stuart Francis

3/13/21 @ 9:01 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: Gary Hull

3/13/21 @ 9:01 AM
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Comment From: Andronetta Douglass

3/13/21 @ 9:01 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 ...↓
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Comment From: Catherine Sims

3/13/21 @ 9:00 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 suppor...↓

-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: Robert Chastain

3/13/21 @ 9:00 AM
Come on. Dumping waste in Puget Sound? No good.
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Comment From: Brendan Chan

3/13/21 @ 9:00 AM
Banning scrubbers is imperative to the health of the marine ecosystem and to the fish living in it, which may be subject to human consumption. It is nonsensical to drink from a poisoned well.
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Comment From: Nancy O'Byrne

3/13/21 @ 9:00 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...↓

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: Laurie Strubbe

3/13/21 @ 8:59 AM
Stop dumping garbage in our oceans!
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Comment From: Ava Torre-Bueno

3/13/21 @ 8:59 AM
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 ...↓
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Comment From: Pamela Haas

3/13/21 @ 8:59 AM
Stop despoiling the seas with your cruise ship sewage
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Comment From: Marianne Hunter

3/13/21 @ 8:59 AM
The Cruise ship industry is still a filthy anachronism of pollution. The entire industry needs new technologies to cease polluting water and air
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Comment From: Kelly Brignell

3/13/21 @ 8:59 AM
Our marine ecosystems are failing - we are in big trouble!
FOSSIL fuels and their by-products DO NOT BELONG IN OUR OCEANS!!!!
INDUSTRIES MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE...NOW!!!!
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Comment From: Robin Morton

3/13/21 @ 8:58 AM
just say no to scrubbers no polution no dumping protect puget sound . protect orcas protect the ocean and all its inhabitants.if you really love what you see keep it clean.
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Comment From: James van Maanen

3/13/21 @ 8:58 AM
Please support amendment 2 and ban scrubbers. Our ecosystem needs all the support it can get in order to survive. Thank you.
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Comment From: Larry Bogolub

3/13/21 @ 8:58 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: Vikram Sikand

3/13/21 @ 8:58 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: Anne Dawid

3/13/21 @ 8:58 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: Pat Mace

3/13/21 @ 8:58 AM
PROTECT ENDANGERED ORCAS from fossil fuel scrubbers!!!!
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Comment From: Nikhil Jayaram

3/13/21 @ 8:57 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: Sandra Gardiner

3/13/21 @ 8:57 AM
Save the beautiful place.
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Comment From: Karen donofrio

3/13/21 @ 8:57 AM
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.
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Comment From: Steve Troyanovich

3/13/21 @ 8:57 AM
Ban scrubbers
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Comment From: Andrew Kistler

3/13/21 @ 8:57 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: Diane Nowak

3/13/21 @ 8:57 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: Carrie Gleason

3/13/21 @ 8:56 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: Carole Mehl

3/13/21 @ 8:56 AM
The life of the ocean is OUR life/Earths life. It is not a dump. That is just evil. Can you make a product ecologically from the effluent?
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Comment From: Mary Totty

3/13/21 @ 8:56 AM
Stop polution!
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Comment From: Carrie Gleason

3/13/21 @ 8:55 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: Stephen Weissman

3/13/21 @ 8:50 AM
this comment is to urge you to adopt amendment #2, to prohibit the discharge of scrubbers of cruise ships' exhaust wastewater. Such toxic pollutants harm the marine plants and animals and degrade the Sound.
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Comment From: Jordan Glass

3/13/21 @ 8:50 AM
While I live on the east coast, I am a visitor to our beautiful northwest and urge you to make mandatory and permanent the terms of the present MOU (see: ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Permits-certifications/Cruise-ship-memorandum-of-agreement-MO...↓

Due to centuries of abuse by all of us, myself included (even though I make many conscious efforts to minimize my destructive footprint), there is no satisfactory standards floor by which to abide, nor protective ceiling which can be satisfactorily achieved, so we must press for whatever protections are possible at every turn.

Please accept this and other such ecologically-minded comments with the most serious consideration.

Thank you for your time.
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Comment From: Sherri Osborn

3/13/21 @ 8:50 AM
Cruise ships should not be dumping toxic waste in the ocean period. Please ban scrubbers to protect the ocean ecosystem.
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Comment From: clare duffy

3/13/21 @ 8:47 AM
You are doing a great injustice to our oceans. STOP NOW
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Comment From: Andrew Johnson

3/13/21 @ 8:47 AM
Once nature is destroyed, we never get it back. Any business, the cruise ship industry included, needs to be 100% responsible for cleaning up and proper disposal of any refuse, trash, waste, or anything else being discarded no matter the location on ...↓
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Comment From: Carol Fusco

3/13/21 @ 8:47 AM
Make Puget Sound safe for wildlife.
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Comment From: Nancy Nolen

3/13/21 @ 8:46 AM
The Cruise Ship industry should not be allowed to pollute the ocean to the danger of the many creatures that exist in it. Outlaw the "scrubbing" the ships do to protect the health of the ocean for all species.
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Comment From: Jeffrey Troxel

3/13/21 @ 8:46 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers. They take dirty fuel and dump it into the water. They don't really scrub anything. It's a misnomer, and it converts one type of pollution into another.

The cruise ship industry is a huge polluter. If they can't...↓

We need healthy marine ecosystems now more than ever as we try to combat climate change. Wildlife deserve the chance to live in unpolluted waters, and corporate America, including the cruise industry, must change the way it operates.
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Comment From: Jamie Shields

3/13/21 @ 8:43 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: cathy smith

3/13/21 @ 8:43 AM
Put any poisons that they dump in their drinking water if they like poisons that much.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 8:43 AM
Ban scrubbers! Make cruise ships clean up their act by fixing their Polution problems not adding to them. Our oceans are just as important to life on this planet as clean air and fresh water
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/13/21 @ 8:42 AM
Please ban scrubbers. Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive, but a huge loophole 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 d...↓

Please approve amendment #2 to ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Nicholas Kovalcik

3/13/21 @ 8:42 AM
I am in favor of banning scrubbers and reducing the amount of waste water that goes into Puget Sound. It will result in less harm to the southern resident orcas and other marine wildlife that call the area home. It will be good for the health of the ...↓
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Comment From: Jolie Misek

3/13/21 @ 8:38 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: Dawn Wait

3/13/21 @ 8:36 AM
Thank you for taking a responsible concern for protecting and preserving our oceans critical to our planet. I strongly support the amendments proposed. Scrubbers must be banned and the pollution ended.
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Comment From: Don Stocker

3/13/21 @ 8:34 AM
We / you must leave no footprints.
Even better, clean existing conditions as you go . . . For you and us.
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