Local news station Q13 ran a story about the proposed cruise ship terminal in Pioneer Square and included perspectives of those who were both concerned as well as welcoming of the new cruise ship terminal.
At the Port of Seattle meeting, most of the public comments...
It's critical to understand what "bunker fuel" and "scrubbers" are.
This blog post describes what bunker fuel is, and why it's the prevalent fuel used by cruise ships.
Cruise ship industry cheat the internationally agreed upon emission standards by using "scrubber" technology. Scrubber technology essentially takes the...
Holland America dumped 17,000 gallons of grey water into Glacier Bay National Park. See the story on Alaska Public Radio's website. While Holland America claims that the illegal dumping was an accident, it went unchecked for 25 minutes and the cruise line avoided reporting it...
"Fifteen of the world's largest ships creates more pollution than all the cars in the world."
"The exhaust emissions of the ship, if it's running its engines in port, will affect local people's health."...
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