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Let's prioritize local residents and environment when we talk about cruise tourism in Victoria, Canada. www.fair-sailing.com
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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority abandoning shore-power plan for cruise ships
The harbour authority says the cost of shore power for ships docking at Ogden Point is prohibitive, despite millions promised by the federal and provincial governments.
www.timescolonist.com
Victoria’s cruise port landlord abandons shore power: too expensive, lacks infrastructure, low expected use by ships due to short calls. www.timescolonist.com/business/gre...
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How did cruise ships become such a catastrophe for the planet?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
How cruise ships became a catastrophe for the planet | It's Complicated
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How did cruise ships become such a catastrophe for the planet?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
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“Scrubbers can be described as pollution machines”
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Scrubbers can be described as pollution machines”
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
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“In Pacific waters, southern resident orcas lose their salmon-hunting echolocation clicks in ship noise”
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“In Pacific waters, southern resident orcas lose their salmon-hunting echolocation clicks in ship noise”
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
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Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters.
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A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
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🚨“It’s like dealing with the mob”🚨
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
🚨“It’s like dealing with the mob”🚨
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
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I won't hold my breath waiting for the cruise lines to install these.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
Helping Maritime Professionals Make Informed Decisions
www.marinelog.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I won't hold my breath waiting for the cruise lines to install these.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
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"On top of threats of tariffs, port fees and visa restrictions on crews, the U.S. said it would also look at “sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies.”"
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"On top of threats of tariffs, port fees and visa restrictions on crews, the U.S. said it would also look at “sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies.”"
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“One of the big issues threatening southern resident killer whales is toxic pollution…”
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“One of the big issues threatening southern resident killer whales is toxic pollution…”
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This keeps happening and it’s heartbreaking. Victoria Harbour is a top toxic hotspot. Victoria welcomes over 300 cruise ships every year.
Please watch the video in part two of my post below to understand how toxic pollution is killing orcas. #savethewhales #SRKW #yyj #yyjpoli
Please watch the video in part two of my post below to understand how toxic pollution is killing orcas. #savethewhales #SRKW #yyj #yyjpoli
New J Pod orca calf J64 presumed dead weeks after birth
A rare moment of hope for the endangered southern resident killer whales off Vancouver Island has turned to heartbreak.
cheknews.ca
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This keeps happening and it’s heartbreaking. Victoria Harbour is a top toxic hotspot. Victoria welcomes over 300 cruise ships every year.
Please watch the video in part two of my post below to understand how toxic pollution is killing orcas. #savethewhales #SRKW #yyj #yyjpoli
Please watch the video in part two of my post below to understand how toxic pollution is killing orcas. #savethewhales #SRKW #yyj #yyjpoli
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Is it actually possible to reduce pollution from cruise ships & keep revenue intact?
Yes, it is.
Scrubber wash bans are no brainers.
#Portland #Maine
#banscrubbers
Yes, it is.
Scrubber wash bans are no brainers.
#Portland #Maine
#banscrubbers
“Portland needs to join with other port communities all over the world in banning scrubber wash discharge.
Can we protect our beautiful bay from this toxic discharge without reducing
cruise industry revenue to the city? Yes, we can.”
@jolocktov.bsky.social
#Portland #Maine
@pinetreeactivism.org
Can we protect our beautiful bay from this toxic discharge without reducing
cruise industry revenue to the city? Yes, we can.”
@jolocktov.bsky.social
#Portland #Maine
@pinetreeactivism.org
Cruise ships profit by polluting Portland | Opinion
It's past time the city adopted a ban on scrubber wash discharge, which will be discussed at committee on Nov. 12.
www.pressherald.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Is it actually possible to reduce pollution from cruise ships & keep revenue intact?
Yes, it is.
Scrubber wash bans are no brainers.
#Portland #Maine
#banscrubbers
Yes, it is.
Scrubber wash bans are no brainers.
#Portland #Maine
#banscrubbers
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A panel discussion on the heavy fuel oil pollution issue, impacts, & the importance of protecting Alaska’s marine waters (& everywhere else that has cruise ships)
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@seacc.bsky.social
with:
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
youtu.be/lzQHRe3mU0Q
via
@seacc.bsky.social
with:
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
youtu.be/lzQHRe3mU0Q
Cleaner Fuel Brighter Future - FULL Town Hall
YouTube video by Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A panel discussion on the heavy fuel oil pollution issue, impacts, & the importance of protecting Alaska’s marine waters (& everywhere else that has cruise ships)
via
@seacc.bsky.social
with:
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
youtu.be/lzQHRe3mU0Q
via
@seacc.bsky.social
with:
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
#Banscrubbers #cruiseships
youtu.be/lzQHRe3mU0Q
Victoria’s cruise port landlord abandons shore power: too expensive, lacks infrastructure, low expected use by ships due to short calls. www.timescolonist.com/business/gre...
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority abandoning shore-power plan for cruise ships
The harbour authority says the cost of shore power for ships docking at Ogden Point is prohibitive, despite millions promised by the federal and provincial governments.
www.timescolonist.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Victoria’s cruise port landlord abandons shore power: too expensive, lacks infrastructure, low expected use by ships due to short calls. www.timescolonist.com/business/gre...
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Hi Elizabeth, I am looking for photography of microorganisms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, etc. that are destroyed by cruise ship scrubber wash discharge. Would this cute little one be typical of what cannot survive toxic scrubber wash? Thank you!
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Severe Toxic Effects on Pelagic Copepods from Maritime Exhaust Gas Scrubber Effluents
To reduce sulfur emission from global shipping, exhaust gas cleaning systems are increasingly being installed on board commercial ships. These so-called scrubbers extract SOX by spraying water into the exhaust gas. An effluent is created which is ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hi Elizabeth, I am looking for photography of microorganisms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, etc. that are destroyed by cruise ship scrubber wash discharge. Would this cute little one be typical of what cannot survive toxic scrubber wash? Thank you!
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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An EPA reviewed study shows for every hour a cruise ship is at dock, the emissions are equivalent to 3441 semi-trucks idling. In 2025, Victoria had 311 cruise ship calls totalling 2167 hours at dock. Over 7 MILLION hours of GHGs, toxic ultrafine airborne particles, NOx & SOx. #yyj #climatecrisis
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An EPA reviewed study shows for every hour a cruise ship is at dock, the emissions are equivalent to 3441 semi-trucks idling. In 2025, Victoria had 311 cruise ship calls totalling 2167 hours at dock. Over 7 MILLION hours of GHGs, toxic ultrafine airborne particles, NOx & SOx. #yyj #climatecrisis
Victoria's 2025 cruise season is over. By the numbers: 311 ship calls. 2167 hours of emissions. 81% regulatory stops saving cruise lines est. US$822 Million in fines avoided. Est.47% night calls under 5 hours. 159 ship days=no fully pedestrianized Gov't Street. May 1-Sep 30: just 14 no-ship days.
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Victoria's 2025 cruise season is over. By the numbers: 311 ship calls. 2167 hours of emissions. 81% regulatory stops saving cruise lines est. US$822 Million in fines avoided. Est.47% night calls under 5 hours. 159 ship days=no fully pedestrianized Gov't Street. May 1-Sep 30: just 14 no-ship days.
Victoria's cruise season grinds to a close tonight with the arrival of NCL Encore, here for its 26th fine-dodging pit stop & garbage run. Typically arriving after 7pm and staying for less than 5 hours, it contributed little to Victoria's economy but saved NCL about US$103 Million in fines avoided.
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Victoria's cruise season grinds to a close tonight with the arrival of NCL Encore, here for its 26th fine-dodging pit stop & garbage run. Typically arriving after 7pm and staying for less than 5 hours, it contributed little to Victoria's economy but saved NCL about US$103 Million in fines avoided.
Tonight, for the 27th & final time this season, Victoria hosts NCL Bliss, here for a pit stop. In 2025, these stops, averaging less that 5 hours, saved Norwegian Cruise Lines over USD $114 million in fines avoided. Ship likely unloaded a week's worth of Alaska-route garbage. That's undisclosed.
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Tonight, for the 27th & final time this season, Victoria hosts NCL Bliss, here for a pit stop. In 2025, these stops, averaging less that 5 hours, saved Norwegian Cruise Lines over USD $114 million in fines avoided. Ship likely unloaded a week's worth of Alaska-route garbage. That's undisclosed.
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Unfortunately, after pressure from the USA as well as the oil producing countries led by Saudi Arabia, the country members declined to bring the 'Net Zero Framework' to a vote. Instead the session was adjourned with the intention to bring it back in one year.
This is obviously disappointing
This is obviously disappointing
Today is the final and historic vote at the International Maritime Organisation on the #NetZeroFramework, which constitutes the world’s first attempt at a mandatory international regulation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from any industrial sector.
My prediction is that it will be adopted
My prediction is that it will be adopted
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Unfortunately, after pressure from the USA as well as the oil producing countries led by Saudi Arabia, the country members declined to bring the 'Net Zero Framework' to a vote. Instead the session was adjourned with the intention to bring it back in one year.
This is obviously disappointing
This is obviously disappointing
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Good news!
More limits on cruise ships.
Following months of discussion among port officials in popular destinations along the French Riviera, cruise ships will soon face new restrictions designed to protect the environment and quality of life among the local populations.
More limits on cruise ships.
Following months of discussion among port officials in popular destinations along the French Riviera, cruise ships will soon face new restrictions designed to protect the environment and quality of life among the local populations.
Ports in French Riviera Move to Regulate Cruise Ship Calls
New rules will limit large cruise ships in Cannes and Villefranche-sur-Mer, with passenger caps and pollution measures set to begin across the French Riviera in 2026.
www.cruisehive.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Good news!
More limits on cruise ships.
Following months of discussion among port officials in popular destinations along the French Riviera, cruise ships will soon face new restrictions designed to protect the environment and quality of life among the local populations.
More limits on cruise ships.
Following months of discussion among port officials in popular destinations along the French Riviera, cruise ships will soon face new restrictions designed to protect the environment and quality of life among the local populations.
Victoria Marathon today, 15,000 runners in a world-ranked event. Waterfront road closed all day, local streets shut/jammed but it’s a great event that we all love. At 7am, some idiot parked Venture cruise ship right in the middle of this. No bus access, roads belong to runners. Cruise lines hate us.
October 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Victoria Marathon today, 15,000 runners in a world-ranked event. Waterfront road closed all day, local streets shut/jammed but it’s a great event that we all love. At 7am, some idiot parked Venture cruise ship right in the middle of this. No bus access, roads belong to runners. Cruise lines hate us.
Nothing says Thanksgiving in Victoria like a couple of cruise ships here to enjoy what's shaping up to be a wet weekend. Today we host Noordam, and tonight it's the 26th straight Saturday night visit from Encore. Between them they average a D grade for their environmental practices.
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nothing says Thanksgiving in Victoria like a couple of cruise ships here to enjoy what's shaping up to be a wet weekend. Today we host Noordam, and tonight it's the 26th straight Saturday night visit from Encore. Between them they average a D grade for their environmental practices.
Tonight Victoria hosts Bliss and Spirit. Both are pitstops to comply with an American law. So, not much in it for us. Bliss is on the SEA-Alaska run. Spirit is on a SEA-Hawaii cruise. Foreign stop required. Because nothing says Hawaiian cruise like a 6 hour stop in Canada in October.
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tonight Victoria hosts Bliss and Spirit. Both are pitstops to comply with an American law. So, not much in it for us. Bliss is on the SEA-Alaska run. Spirit is on a SEA-Hawaii cruise. Foreign stop required. Because nothing says Hawaiian cruise like a 6 hour stop in Canada in October.
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Climate Change is the most pressing issue we face. Yet hundreds of cruise ships like Norwegian Bliss & Carnival Spirit tonight, keep using Victoria to avoid hundreds of millions in fines.
City of Victoria needs to drastically reduce emissions. This is environmentally reckless. #yyj #climatecrisis
City of Victoria needs to drastically reduce emissions. This is environmentally reckless. #yyj #climatecrisis
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Climate Change is the most pressing issue we face. Yet hundreds of cruise ships like Norwegian Bliss & Carnival Spirit tonight, keep using Victoria to avoid hundreds of millions in fines.
City of Victoria needs to drastically reduce emissions. This is environmentally reckless. #yyj #climatecrisis
City of Victoria needs to drastically reduce emissions. This is environmentally reckless. #yyj #climatecrisis
MSC Cruises is entering the Alaska market in 2026, and its Poesia will stop in Victoria 20 times. We'll be hearing a lot about its sustainability. It's all BS. gofossilfree.org/nl/msc-cruis...
MSC Cruises guilty of greenwashing
Cruising the blue in a green way? The Dutch advertising watchdog has ruled that MSC Cruises is misleading in their adverts about sustainability.
gofossilfree.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
MSC Cruises is entering the Alaska market in 2026, and its Poesia will stop in Victoria 20 times. We'll be hearing a lot about its sustainability. It's all BS. gofossilfree.org/nl/msc-cruis...