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KincaidNights @kincaidnights.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Juneau should put up a digital sign at the docks showing how many whales have been killed by cruise ships in the current season, like we do with moose on roadways.

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g @g--0.bsky.social · 16h

Also, don't go on cruise ships. Unless you enjoy guinea pigging the next pandemic

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RadReduction (Larry Edwards) @radreduction.bsky.social · 12h

Unbelievable, how much cruise ship regulation is deteriorating in Alaska ... www.juneauindependent.com/post/state-c...

Two Democratic Juneau state lawmakers who are members of the finance committees in their respective chambers — Rep. Sara Hannan and Sen. Jesse Kiehl — told the Juneau Independent on Monday the change to the inspection schedule came as a surprise since there was no mention of that possibility during budget discussions at the Alaska State Capitol during the past session.
"In fact, when I started hearing rumors about existing inspections getting dismantled I looked back to make sure I hadn’t missed anything in the budget process," Kiehl stated in an email. "I had not. The budget request was status quo, so this new radical reduction raises serious questions about what the Dunleavy administration plans to do with the money they asked the legislature for."

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/10/2026

With all the Republican-condoned methane leakage along the way, on top of the cost of transporting, liquefying, shipping, re-gassing, and more transport, yes, it starts to look more polluting than local coal. Polluters don’t care.

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Worse than coal? Debate intensifies over carbon impact of US gas imported to Europe

With 60% of Europe's liquefied natural gas imports now coming from the United States, the carbon footprint of this energy source remains fiercely contested.

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 13h

I had another scale worm larva in my sample! Such a bizarre creature! #marineplankton 🦑🔬

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John Ryan @heyjohnryan.bsky.social · 15h

Orcas mourn? From a story I did in 2025: “We have the same neurotransmitters that they have. We have the same hormones that they have. Why shouldn't we also have the same emotions that they have?” “You know, we don't have the market cornered on emotions,” Gaydos said. www.kuow.org/environment/...

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Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.

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John Ryan @heyjohnryan.bsky.social · 15h

In what is becoming a sadly familiar ritual, an endangered orca has been carrying her dead calf around on her nose. www.kuow.org/climate/2026...

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Another grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose off Washington state

Whale researchers spotted the female orca carrying a tiny carcass through the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Saturday.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

LNG fuel. Coming soon to a Maine port near you…. #cruiseships #Greenwashing #Eastport #Portland #Maine

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John Ryan @heyjohnryan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Another endangered orca, J31, has been on a ‘tour of grief,’ carrying a dead baby orca around, researchers revealed last night at Seattle’s Town Hall. The 31-year-old mom has had several miscarriages and did a similar tour in 2016. More details coming today from @whaleresearch.bsky.social. #srkw

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

LNG fueled cruise ships arrive in Maine. #Greenwashing at its finest. It consists primarily of methane, an extremely powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), which has climate impacts over 80 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. www.climatechangenews.com/2023/09/26/t... #cruiseships #LNG

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The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It's not

Some of the biggest players in the cruise industry are claiming to be green and use LNG, while continuing to use fossil fuels

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Peter Louwe @peterlouwe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Taking a cruise is the best way to say you don't care about a habitable planet and will grab with both hands until your face is full.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It's not

Some of the biggest players in the cruise industry are claiming to be green and use LNG, while continuing to use fossil fuels

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We’re in love. 💕

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Kim @kimoco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

These cruise ships are monstrous. This one in San Francisco today. I have never wanted to take a cruise myself....I like to explore places I visit, not have to make quick tourist trap visits so you don't miss the ride home!

Huge cruise ship in San Francisco with Pier 23 pub next to it

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some very enthusiastic Obelia sp. (Hydrozoa) medusae in this week’s sample. I hardly ever get to see them so active! The medusa is the sexual stage of some cnidarians. #marineplankton 🦑🔬

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Scientific studies show that cruise ship scrubber washwater severely damages and destroys copepods, even at incredibly low concentrations. This little guy doesn’t stand a chance. :( pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #banscrubbers #copepods For @karijohnson1914.bsky.social

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🌊 OCEAN WIN: An oyster nursery bigger than a football pitch is THRIVING following a huge restoration effort in the North Sea 🎉 🦪Oysters create key habitat for marine life, and there's already an "abundance" of crabs, lobsters & juvenile fish. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7ezw…

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Oysters from coastal nursery 'thriving' in North Sea

Thousands of the molluscs have been released from a nursery at South Tyneside.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 01/10/2026

The future of coral reefs is worrying. A recent report from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network found that a succession of marine heatwaves over the past three decades has destroyed at least 9.5% of the world's corals. 🪸 Here’s what you need to know: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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Extinction Rebellion Rotterdam @xrrotterdam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

👀 We updated the exterior design of the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal 👊 🚢 As the cruise sector contributes hugely to the climate and natural disasters of our time, we only found it reasonable to make their slogans 2026-proof 🔥

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Rotterdamse Klimaatbeweging @klimaat010r-dam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ReadingTip #Leestip @xrrotterdam.bsky.social Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds Scientists say ultrafine particles in cruise ship emissions associated with reduced ability to resist common viruses

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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds

Scientists say ultrafine particles in cruise ship emissions associated with reduced ability to resist common viruses

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Rotterdamse Klimaatbeweging @klimaat010r-dam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Report #Raport www.southampton.ac.uk www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/07... Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as the common cold and COVID-19 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

3 floating cities in the harbor today population ~8,056 combined hours of pollution ~32 Next season will be a 100% increase in days with 2 or more ships in the harbor. Concerned? write: council@portlandmaine.gov submit a complaint on SeeClickfix: seeclickfix.com/portland_2 #Cruiseships #Portland

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Dustin Debris @objectiveunlocked.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cruise ships are like churches expressly for the worship of conspicuous consumption. The concept of their very existence is depressing to me.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So, cruise ships which kill whales now want points for whale watching with a conscious even though they are destroying the marine environment with scrubber wash contaminants & causing detrimental underwater noise pollution? Cruise ships & whales are incompatible no matter how MSC tries to spin it.

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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Two of the most horrific stories I've reported this year. It's amazing what the average human can shrug off. "Did you have a nice holiday, Brenda?" "Oh, it was amazing, start to finish. The only slight hitch was the pregnant whale we impaled - but you can't have an omelette without breaking eggs."

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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh, don't you worry. Just a few more fractions of a degree, and the way will be clear for cruise ships. What's the point of having an Arctic if rich people can't visit it, and capitalists can't profit from it?

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Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#whalewashing

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Pacific Environment @pacenvironment.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ending shipping pollution is not only a climate imperative; it’s a matter of health, equity and justice. Learn more: www.pacificenvironment.org/futureshippi...

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Tomorrow’s ships, today's choice

The U.S. can strengthen American jobs, energy security and global competitiveness by investing in the future of clean shipping. Learn more.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mexico has halted international cruises in Loreto through 2030 to protect its fragile bay, reversing an earlier move that would have formally opened the Baja California Sur port to international maritime traffic. A citizen’s success story in Mexico! #cruiseships #Loreto #Mexico

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Mexico Halts International Cruises in Loreto Through 2030 to Protect Its Fragile Bay - Travel And Tour World

Mexico halts international cruise arrivals in Loreto through 2030 after reversing its port status to protect environmentally sensitive Loreto Bay.

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Seattle Cruise Control @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Kari Johnson has done outstanding work, finding numerous discrepancies, anomalies, contradictions, and general fishiness among the reports that ships must file with the EPA. Even when water quality violations are reported, there don't seem to be any consequences.

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loveisphere @loveisphere.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How Scrubbers Work

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Conservation Law Foundation @theclf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: A judge has ruled that CLF’s case against Cooke Aquaculture can move forward, a key step toward holding one of the world’s largest salmon producers accountable for Clean Water Act violations that have polluted Maine’s waters.

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Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today would have been the first day that the cruise ships were scheduled to arrive in Loreto. Instead the community rose up and stopped the ships in order to protect their fragile marine environment.

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Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cruise ships bring quantifiable public health harm into port communities with air pollution. Marine environments are destroyed with water pollution. They also bring risks of infectious disease & heinous crime. #Portland #Maine #cruiseships

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Mexico Halts International Cruises in Loreto Through 2030 to Protect Its Fragile Bay - Travel And Tour World

Mexico halts international cruise arrivals in Loreto through 2030 after reversing its port status to protect environmentally sensitive Loreto Bay.

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