Cruise ship MOU proposed amendments comment period

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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/16/21 @ 3:42 PM
the build up of scrubber dumping is compounding and has serious implications on endangered species like killer whales.


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Comment From: E.S. Romero-Kibiloski

3/16/21 @ 3:20 PM
Please ban the continued use of scrubbers in our oceans. We must start to take care of our oceans. This wastewater also poses a danger to our sea life as well as to humans.
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Comment From: felipe diaz

3/16/21 @ 2:59 PM
Please, support banning scrubbers! Heavy fuel oil is one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, scrubbing the exhaust and discharging the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean is unacceptable. That's why I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers.
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Comment From: Scott McClay

3/16/21 @ 2:28 PM
Ban scrubbers--implement Amend #2 to ban scrubbers.

Currently cruise ships can dump their scrubbed pollutants into waterways like the Puget Sound--which simply changes air polluttion into water pollution. Ships have to stop burning HFO which is terrib...↓

Cruise ships need to become less toxic to the environment they supposedly honor-- ban scrubbers now, make the industry clean up its act.


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Comment From: ashby paca

3/16/21 @ 2:09 PM
Toxic fossil fuel wastewater is ending up in the ocean because of a device called a "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 po...↓
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Comment From: Elizabeth Enright

3/16/21 @ 2:00 PM
How does toxic, fossil fuel wastewater end up in the ocean? Via a device called "scrubber." Although scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, in reality, all it does is convert air pollut...↓

I am requesting you 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!

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: Sonia Dattaray

3/16/21 @ 1:52 PM
As a public health professional, I acknowledge the challenges posed to human and environmental health posed by cruise ship scrubbers. An ineffectual system, cruis ship scrubbers create and convert air pollution into water pollution, thereby having a ...↓
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Comment From: Jake Strouf

3/16/21 @ 1:30 PM
Ban scrubbers! We travel to view wildlife and when you put them at risk who put a billion dollar travel industry at risk. Dead otters equals no sustainable tourist dollars.
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Comment From: Samantha Macia

3/16/21 @ 1:22 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓

This is an amazing opportunity for the cruise industry 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 ecosystems needs a healthy home to survive; they are the home of whales and dolphins and many other treasured animals. 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: Ashley Duperreault

3/16/21 @ 1:19 PM
Please stop the use of scrubbers. We need to be protecting our oceans and it's beautiful creatures.
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Comment From: Geraldine Card

3/16/21 @ 1:02 PM
Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ...↓
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Comment From: Jordan Longever

3/16/21 @ 12:51 PM
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 ...↓

Also, 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.

Lastly, 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: Sylvain Beloin

3/16/21 @ 12:39 PM
There 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 discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support amendment #2 to b...↓
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Comment From: Amanda Salvner

3/16/21 @ 12:03 PM
I am writing to ask that scrubbers be banned. There is a massive 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 ...↓
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Comment From: Autumn Busick

3/16/21 @ 11:42 AM
No scrubbers. I support the amendments proposed.
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Comment From: susan lewis

3/16/21 @ 11:20 AM
PLEASE we NEED 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 ocean. Th...↓

We have now 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.

This a time to profit from our chance to truly make a difference positively for the magnificent Puget sound!!


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Comment From: Christine Dingeman

3/16/21 @ 10:08 AM
I personally wouldn't want to swim in water contaminated with combustion waste! Haven't we learned yet that what we dump in our waters doesn't magically disappear? Cruise ships already dump enough sewage and other waste in our oceans. Let's ensure th...↓
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Comment From: Patricia Elka

3/16/21 @ 10:01 AM
I support Amendment #2 to ban cruise ship exhaust "scrubbers." Cruise ships adversely impact the fragile ecosystem in Puget Sound by discharging toxin-laden water into the ocean. Back in the 1970's, before cruise ships became popular, Puget Sound was...↓
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Comment From: christine harker

3/16/21 @ 9:25 AM
The cruise industry's attempts to persuade US consumers and Puget Sound residents that their toxic, fossil fuel wastewater will not end up in the ocean is to tell us that nifty, gee-whiz gadgets called "scrubbers" will save the day. This is abject ...↓

This is tantamount sweeping dirt under a carpet--but where that metaphor fails is that the carpet's underside is in fact our beautiful, irreplaceable, unique water ecosystems and the marvelous species that call that their home--including the iconic and already desperately endangered Orca Whale, as well as the Chinook salmon populations on which they depend.

Ban scrubber discharge of waste; let's use this Memorandum of Understanding to protect our common natural inheritance while it still exists!

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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/16/21 @ 9:19 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers because cruise ships are now allowed to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' their engine exhaust and discharging their toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean...↓

I support amendment #2 because 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.

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: Nataliya Yakovleva

3/16/21 @ 8:50 AM
Please stop discharge of waste in our states waters, save our marine and nature for the future generations.
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Comment From: Nathan Taft

3/16/21 @ 8:37 AM
Please support Amendment #2 and ban scrubbers! They are a false solution.
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Comment From: Warwick Hansell

3/16/21 @ 8:30 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: Scott Jung

3/16/21 @ 6:28 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.

Furthermore, 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: Donna Williams

3/16/21 @ 6:10 AM
When your children and grand children ask how you voted, what are you going to say? Taking care of the environment is taking care for future generation.
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Comment From: Mark and Barbara Trombly

3/16/21 @ 5:35 AM
Please, stop the destruction and pollution that is ruining our precious Puget Sound! The water, environment and wildlife are being tortured and killed for profit by cruise ships!

Cruise ships are actually allowed to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fu...↓

This is golden opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are COMMITTED TO CHANGING THEIR POLLUTION DESTRUCTION by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound!! Before it is too late!!

The pandemic has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. But there is STILL much recovery that has to occur. That's why scrubber dumping CANNOT RETURN return to the Sound!

The health and environmental hazards of cruises using scrubbers to get away with burning ultra-dirty fuel and dumping toxic and carcinogenic substances into this sensitive ecosystem MUST STOP!!

Please, we beg of you, ensure that Puget Sound is free from scrubbers and dangerous wastewater. Hopefully, we are thanking you in advance of your stopping the destruction of Puget Sound.

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Comment From: Marc Harries

3/16/21 @ 5:21 AM
Please do not allow this, we need to move forwards not backwards, there is a climate emergency
Thank you
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Comment From: Kate Shepard

3/16/21 @ 5:14 AM
Don't waste and use up our oceans so that future generations might ask: "Why were our parents and grandparents so greedy and irresponsible?"

Ban 'Scrubbing' and support Amendment #2.
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Comment From: A. Singh

3/16/21 @ 5:11 AM
Ban Scrubbers. This loophole for dumping toxic waste into our oceans is irresponsible and unsustainable.
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Comment From: Robin Shepard

3/16/21 @ 5:10 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...↓

Ban scrubbers. The yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharging the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean, cannot be justified as a responsible method. That's why I support 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.

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 Shapiro

3/16/21 @ 5:04 AM
Please approve proposed amendments to cruise ship MOU.
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Comment From: Gerhild Paris

3/16/21 @ 3:36 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: Anonymous Anonymous

3/15/21 @ 9:18 PM
Ban scrubbers. They are terrible for the environment. That's why I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers.
The cruise sector can show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puge...↓
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. Our planet is healing. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Loretta Bolton

3/15/21 @ 8:05 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓

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

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

3/15/21 @ 7:54 PM
I support "Amendment #2" which would ban the use of scrubbers as a solution to pollution control in the Puget Sound. In reality, "scrubbers" only clean up the exhaust in the air, but then it dumps the toxic results into the water. In effect the net g...↓
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Comment From: Gregory Alper

3/15/21 @ 7:37 PM
Please Ban Scrubbers!
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Comment From: Jeanne Deller

3/15/21 @ 7:25 PM
Stop the devastation to our waterways and our sea life - we must save orcas from ocean traffic/scrubbers.
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Comment From: Toni Mikel

3/15/21 @ 6:54 PM
Anyone that has exhaust waste should be mandated certain regulations whether polluting the air or oceans or bays or riverways. The puget sound has such precious diverse sea wildlife and forage for other wildlife. Please safeguard it against pollutio...↓
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Comment From: nancy blastos

3/15/21 @ 6:46 PM
Our oceans are being polluted by fuel from cruise ships, transport vehicles and private boats. This is causing an increase in temperature which is killing ocean life: mammals, fish and the natural environment. It is time to decrease the amount of cru...↓
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Comment From: Joshua Goulart

3/15/21 @ 6:29 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean, this is a huge oppor...↓
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Comment From: Julie Glover

3/15/21 @ 6:23 PM
I live along the shores of Puget Sound, and swim in their waters daily. NO WAY I WANT TO BE SWIMMING IN THE FILTH FROM CRUISE SHIPS, OR EATING FISH AND SHELLFISH SUBJECTED TO IT EITHER!!!

SO ... PLEASE BAN SCRUBBERS!!! WHY do you allow cruise ships to...↓

I RESOUNDINGLY support amendment #2.

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Comment From: Rita Rooney

3/15/21 @ 6:16 PM
Please help. Orcas are dying and need all the help they can-no, deserve to get. Please, they don't stand a chance with their food supply diminished, climate change and plastic pollution. Would you want to live in a world where they have become extinc...↓
Thank you,
Rita Rooney
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Comment From: Dean Butts

3/15/21 @ 6:07 PM
Ban Scrubbers we have a enough pollution in our Oceans from Plastics that still haven't been Cleaned up how much more Suffering do our Oceans have to take
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Comment From: mary lahovitch

3/15/21 @ 5:43 PM
Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ...↓
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Comment From: Robert Ludwig

3/15/21 @ 5:21 PM
Be a partner with nature, not an enemy of nature. Hasn't things as Covid taught you anything?
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Comment From: Hanne Thiede

3/15/21 @ 5:13 PM
Please approve amendment #2 and 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 ...↓
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Comment From: Joanne Mayhew

3/15/21 @ 5:11 PM
We must do everything possible to protect our waters. There is no reason to allow cruise boats to dump sewerage into our sound.
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Comment From: graciela ramirez

3/15/21 @ 4:36 PM
Stop this "scrubber" process now!
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Comment From: Devin Detwiler

3/15/21 @ 4:31 PM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. 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: Joann Ramos

3/15/21 @ 3:58 PM
Marine ecosystems need a healthy home to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy for humanity, but the resulting pause of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships cre...↓




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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

3/15/21 @ 3:28 PM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers. Scrubbing heavy oil waste and discharging the waste water into the ocean is a poor solution to the toxicity of the fuel. Please, let's build on the unintended benefit of COVid-19 and reduced cruise ship traffi...↓
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Comment From: Laura Zerr

3/15/21 @ 3:12 PM
The Puget Sound waterways are a delicate eco-system that we have abused for far too long. Please ban scrubbers used by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust. All it does is convert air pollution into water pollution...↓
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Comment From: Vince L

3/15/21 @ 3:07 PM
Do what is right for the environment! Do not cow tow to the big polluters.
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Comment From: Gloria Fooks

3/15/21 @ 2:58 PM

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

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

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

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Comment From: Dawn Longo

3/15/21 @ 2:57 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓

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

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

3/15/21 @ 2:53 PM
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Comment From: Donna Russell

3/15/21 @ 2:52 PM
"Scrubbers" do NOT 'scrub', catalyze, or alter toxic substances into harmless substances; they merely flush toxic substances into the ocean. This fraudulent practice must be banned and heavily fined plus remediation requirements.
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Comment From: Russell Weisz

3/15/21 @ 2:31 PM
Please ban scrubbers and dumping of scrubber waste in Puget Sound.
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Comment From: Malcolm Simpson

3/15/21 @ 2:23 PM
I SUPPORT AMENDMENT 2 TO BAN SCRUBBERS
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Comment From: Nora Coyle

3/15/21 @ 2:14 PM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why...↓

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

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


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Comment From: Julia Stevenson

3/15/21 @ 1:49 PM
Please- ban scrubbers! I support Amendment #2
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Comment From: Ben Hauck

3/15/21 @ 1:32 PM
There 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 toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support amendment #2 to...↓

This is a significant 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 ecosystems 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: Matthew Lancellotti

3/15/21 @ 1:06 PM
I support amendment number 2 to ban scrubbers. Scrubbers are being used to dump heavy fuel oil waste into Puget Sound. This is harmful to marine life such as otters and killer whales, and to the entire ecosystem.
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Comment From: Dustin Lieske

3/15/21 @ 12:43 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓
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Comment From: Sammy Low

3/15/21 @ 12:39 PM
I strongly support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers in Puget Sound.

Allowing 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 Sound i...↓

Our marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive
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Comment From: Colleen & Joe - Stand O'Meara

3/15/21 @ 12:32 PM
We are writing to urge you 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 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. We support amendment #2.
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Comment From: Lisa Barrett

3/15/21 @ 12:31 PM
How does toxic, fossil fuel wastewater end up in the ocean? Via a device called "scrubber." Although scrubbers have been touted by the cruise industry as a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, in reality, all it does is convert air pollut...↓
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Comment From: Susie Lee

3/15/21 @ 12:29 PM
There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support amendment #2 t...↓

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

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

3/15/21 @ 12:27 PM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why...↓

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

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

3/15/21 @ 12:05 PM
Point #1: Ban scrubbers. There is a loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I suppo...↓

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: Brittany Peters

3/15/21 @ 12:04 PM
Ban scrubbers. There is a yawning loophole that allows cruise ships to burn one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth - heavy fuel oil - by 'scrubbing' the exhaust and discharge the toxin-laden wastewater directly into the ocean. That's why I support...↓
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Comment From: Maria Scaglione

3/15/21 @ 11:56 AM
I am contacting you on behalf of a group of friends, family members and co-workers who are very concerned about protecting our natural resources and wish to eliminate/reduce the negative impact of toxic waste in our waters.

We must protect Puget Sound...↓

Please support the amendment to ban the discharge of scrubber wastes.

Thank you.
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Comment From: Sarah Suhich

3/15/21 @ 11:54 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: vance arquilla

3/15/21 @ 11:53 AM
the ocean needs to be protected from the pollution from the large ships...
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Comment From: Mo Kafka

3/15/21 @ 11:51 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: Anonymous Anonymous

3/15/21 @ 11:34 AM
Hello,

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...↓

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

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

Thank you for your time.
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Comment From: Connor Hansell

3/15/21 @ 11:33 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: Peri Doubleday

3/15/21 @ 11:17 AM
It is my understanding cruise ships are some of the worst offenders of putting trash in our oceans. This definitely needs to stop. They should have the restrictions to stop polluting or be banned.
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Comment From: Anne Van Alstyne

3/15/21 @ 11:10 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.

Thank you for your serious consideration.
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Comment From: Lisa Jacobson

3/15/21 @ 10:49 AM
Hello,
Here are my comments and concerns -
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 wastewat...↓
This is a huge opportunity for the cruise sector to show that they are committed to changing their polluting ways by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound. Please approve amendment #2 and ban scrubbers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing tragedy on a global scale, but the resulting cessation of cruise vessel traffic in the Puget Sound has been a welcome reprieve from the water pollution these ships create. That's why scrubber dumping cannot return to the Sound. I support amendment #2.\
Thank you for your consideration,
- Lisa
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Comment From: Jaye Trottier

3/15/21 @ 10:41 AM
I would like to express by approval of amendment #2 to ban scrubbers for the following reasons:

1. Scrubbers are not a solution for treating toxic ship engine exhaust, as the cruise industry claims, because they simply convert air pollution into water...↓

2. Approving amendment #2 and banning scrubbers gives the cruise industry and REAL chance to demonstrate that they are actually committed to offsetting the impacts of their pollution by agreeing to end the dumping of all scrubber wastes in Puget Sound.

3. Simply put, marine ecosystem must be healthy to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the negative impacts of the cruise industry and their scrubbers because the brief cessation of their traffic has given Puget Sound a much needed reprieve from the water pollution cruise vessels create.

Please do not allow scrubber dumping to return to the Sound. Please support amendment #2.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

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Comment From: Kathleen King

3/15/21 @ 9:54 AM
Please do not continue with this distructive plan.
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Comment From: Sally Small

3/15/21 @ 9:53 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 oc...↓

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: Sari Fordham

3/15/21 @ 9:46 AM
The highlight for a visit to Washington is to glimpse orcas in the distance. Washington legislators should protect these beautiful creatures from cruise ships.

Cruise ships are ubiquitous. Orcas are unique to your region.
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Comment From: Yahm Reichart

3/15/21 @ 9:41 AM
I support amendment #2 to ban scrubbers because this is just a loophole to allow cruise ships to pollute waterways and oceans.

By no longer dumping scrubber wastes in Puget Sound, cruise ships can finally take responsibility for their impact on the wo...↓
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Comment From: Marie Maciel

3/15/21 @ 9:26 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: M. Virginia Grady

3/15/21 @ 9:02 AM
Ban Scrubbers from the cruise industry to stop the pollution.
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Comment From: Lorie Kellogg

3/15/21 @ 9:01 AM
I support all these points. Please help protect Puget Sound!

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 th...↓

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: Valerie Snyder

3/15/21 @ 9:01 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: Karen Esposito

3/15/21 @ 9:00 AM
Please protect the orcas!!!
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Comment From: Cathrine Floyd

3/15/21 @ 8:55 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: Tracy Ouellette

3/15/21 @ 8:54 AM
BAN SCRUBBERS!
In the widespread interests of all people and animals that live in and depend on our beautiful Puget Sound, I am asking that the cruise ship industry ban scrubbers and eliminate the use of heavy fuel oil in our precious waters. That's w...↓

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: Teresa Iovino

3/15/21 @ 8:50 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: Samantha Feuss

3/15/21 @ 8:34 AM
They deserve protection.
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Comment From: Nicola Nicolai

3/15/21 @ 8:27 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 ...↓

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. Marine ecosystem needs a healthy home to survive.

For all of these reasons, I support amendment #2.
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Comment From: d robinson

3/15/21 @ 7:59 AM
I support the strongest regulations against dumping of any pollutants in Puget Sound by cruise ships or any ships for that matter. Frankly, I'd rather not see any cruise ships return to any where within the Salish Sea! The climate crisis is real and ...↓
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Comment From: Ryan Hassan

3/15/21 @ 7:51 AM
Scrubbers have polluted our waters and harmed our environment long enough. It's time to ban them.
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Comment From: Linda Ulvaeus

3/15/21 @ 7:36 AM
Please put a stop to this egregious practice and 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: Kathy Mason

3/15/21 @ 7:25 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: Alexandria Luostari

3/15/21 @ 7:25 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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