Portland Cruise Control_Maine
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
PCC is committed to understanding all aspects of cruise tourism in Portland: educating our community, studying the human & environmental impacts, & finding solutions to mitigate the negative consequences of cruise ships.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
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About - Portland Cruise Control
Learn about Portland Cruise Control - a grassroots volunteer organization addressing environmental and human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, Maine.
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
Portland Cruise Control
Current Projects
*Scrubber Wash Ban proposal
*Norovirus Communications Protocol
*Reporting | complaints to city
*Cost-Benefit analysis of cruise ships
*Education: sharing local and industry environmental information
#Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers #Portland
Current Projects
*Scrubber Wash Ban proposal
*Norovirus Communications Protocol
*Reporting | complaints to city
*Cost-Benefit analysis of cruise ships
*Education: sharing local and industry environmental information
#Maine #cruiseships #banscrubbers #Portland
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Care about the climate?
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Care about the climate? Skip the cruise
With climate change increasingly out of control, it's imperative to reevaluate our choices and their climate impacts. A sector that demands immediate attention is the cruise ship industry. The world's...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Care about the climate?
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
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#COP30 Event today Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities 1400 Belém time: cleanarctic.org/2025/11/04/c... @sianprior.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @imohq.bsky.social
COP30 Event Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities
Immediately reducing emissions of superpollutants - short lived climate forcers - is the best option to avoid runaway Arctic warming and remain below 1.5°C. Methane, ozone and black carbon are…
cleanarctic.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#COP30 Event today Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities 1400 Belém time: cleanarctic.org/2025/11/04/c... @sianprior.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @imohq.bsky.social
When you can actually see what cruise ship scrubber wash destroys….
These sweet little worms live in the eel grass beds.
Incredible gratitude to @elizabethbeston.bsky.social for her amazing photography of the tiniest and most significant of marine life.
These sweet little worms live in the eel grass beds.
Incredible gratitude to @elizabethbeston.bsky.social for her amazing photography of the tiniest and most significant of marine life.
This little polychaete larva is having a good wiggle!
#marineplankton 🦑 sound on for funky tunes
#marineplankton 🦑 sound on for funky tunes
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
When you can actually see what cruise ship scrubber wash destroys….
These sweet little worms live in the eel grass beds.
Incredible gratitude to @elizabethbeston.bsky.social for her amazing photography of the tiniest and most significant of marine life.
These sweet little worms live in the eel grass beds.
Incredible gratitude to @elizabethbeston.bsky.social for her amazing photography of the tiniest and most significant of marine life.
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"Greenwashing by the cruise ship industry is on the rise. …it's important to see beyond its glossy advertisements & …statements about the environment. While trying to present itself as environmentally friendly, the [industry's] CO2 emissions…are on the rise. It's time to take a stand."
Care about the climate?
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Care about the climate? Skip the cruise
With climate change increasingly out of control, it's imperative to reevaluate our choices and their climate impacts. A sector that demands immediate attention is the cruise ship industry. The world's...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Greenwashing by the cruise ship industry is on the rise. …it's important to see beyond its glossy advertisements & …statements about the environment. While trying to present itself as environmentally friendly, the [industry's] CO2 emissions…are on the rise. It's time to take a stand."
Reposted by Portland Cruise Control_Maine
#COP30 Event tomorrow Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities 1400 Belém time: cleanarctic.org/2025/11/04/c... @sianprior.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @imohq.bsky.social
COP30 Event Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities
Immediately reducing emissions of superpollutants - short lived climate forcers - is the best option to avoid runaway Arctic warming and remain below 1.5°C. Methane, ozone and black carbon are…
cleanarctic.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#COP30 Event tomorrow Nov 12: Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities 1400 Belém time: cleanarctic.org/2025/11/04/c... @sianprior.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @imohq.bsky.social
Care about the climate?
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Care about the climate? Skip the cruise
With climate change increasingly out of control, it's imperative to reevaluate our choices and their climate impacts. A sector that demands immediate attention is the cruise ship industry. The world's...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Care about the climate?
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
Skip the cruise
“Cruise ships are seriously harming the planet due to their excessive emissions & wanton destruction of marine ecosystems. If we truly care about the Earth & halting dangerous climate change, it's time to rethink holiday plans.”
@lyrebirddream.bsky.social
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Cruise ships are one of the worst things on the planet for climate and our environment.
A single ship like this can emit more toxic air pollution in a year than all the cars in Europe combined. That’s not leisure, that’s poisoning the planet. 👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/care-ab...
A single ship like this can emit more toxic air pollution in a year than all the cars in Europe combined. That’s not leisure, that’s poisoning the planet. 👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/care-ab...
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Cruise ships are one of the worst things on the planet for climate and our environment.
A single ship like this can emit more toxic air pollution in a year than all the cars in Europe combined. That’s not leisure, that’s poisoning the planet. 👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/care-ab...
A single ship like this can emit more toxic air pollution in a year than all the cars in Europe combined. That’s not leisure, that’s poisoning the planet. 👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/care-ab...
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Congratulations to Councilor Ali for winning his reelection!
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
“…the land, the air, and the water are not ours to use without thought. They are ours to protect.
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Congratulations to Councilor Ali for winning his reelection!
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
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Cruise Line Issues Cautionary Disease Notice to Current and Past Guests. www.cruisehive.com/cruise-line-... #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews #cruisehive
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
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This is a beautiful copepod.
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A rare find for me, a female Pseudodiaptomus marinus copepod. Big and beautiful!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is a beautiful copepod.
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 2025 Cruise Season is now over.
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
Peace.
Casco Bay
Portland
Maine
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We try to educate people to the devastating environmental harm that cruise ships inflict on our air and ocean. The residents in port communities have no choice but to be subjected to horrible air pollution, while their local waters are also negatively impacted by scrubbers.
foe.org/blog/cruise-...
foe.org/blog/cruise-...
Cruise Ships’ Environmental Impact
Cruise ships’ environmental impact is pushing the planet toward climate catastrophe. Toxic air & water pollutants are harming the environment
foe.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We try to educate people to the devastating environmental harm that cruise ships inflict on our air and ocean. The residents in port communities have no choice but to be subjected to horrible air pollution, while their local waters are also negatively impacted by scrubbers.
foe.org/blog/cruise-...
foe.org/blog/cruise-...
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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)
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
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
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If you thought catching norovirus was bad…..
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Cruise Line Issues Cautionary Disease Notice to Current and Past Guests. www.cruisehive.com/cruise-line-... #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews #cruisehive
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you thought catching norovirus was bad…..
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As the shipping industry faces mounting pressure to reduce emissions, one of the most misleading compromises has been the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems-–commonly known as scrubbers
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
@soenkediesener.bsky.social
@nabu.de
#cruiseships #banscrubbers
#Portland #Maine
If you thought catching norovirus was bad…..
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Cruise Line Issues Cautionary Disease Notice to Current and Past Guests. www.cruisehive.com/cruise-line-... #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews #cruisehive
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you thought catching norovirus was bad…..
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Guests sailing on Norwegian Epic, as well as those who recently sailed, are being warned that a former passenger has contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
#cruiseships
Two more cruise ships before we regain the serenity of Casco Bay.
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Two more cruise ships before we regain the serenity of Casco Bay.
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
If you are concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland, join us at Portland Cruise Control:
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/about
#Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #cruiseships #cruiseMaine
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WED, NOV 5, 5:00-6:30PM
ZOOM on CRUISE CONTROL
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Join Portland Cruise Control to discuss concerns about growth in cruise tourism, cruise ship pollution, and work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban.
FMI: info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
#Maine
WED, NOV 5, 5:00-6:30PM
ZOOM on CRUISE CONTROL
=====================
Join Portland Cruise Control to discuss concerns about growth in cruise tourism, cruise ship pollution, and work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban.
FMI: info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
#Maine
Concerned about the unlimited growth of cruise tourism in Portland?
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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WED, NOV 5, 5:00-6:30PM
ZOOM on CRUISE CONTROL
=====================
Join Portland Cruise Control to discuss concerns about growth in cruise tourism, cruise ship pollution, and work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban.
FMI: info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
#Maine
WED, NOV 5, 5:00-6:30PM
ZOOM on CRUISE CONTROL
=====================
Join Portland Cruise Control to discuss concerns about growth in cruise tourism, cruise ship pollution, and work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban.
FMI: info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
#Maine
This is a beautiful copepod.
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A rare find for me, a female Pseudodiaptomus marinus copepod. Big and beautiful!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is a beautiful copepod.
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Copepods are integral to the marine food web.
Scrubber wash discharge from cruise ships is lethal to copepods.
Destroy the food web, you destroy the ocean.
Now do you get it?
Remarkable photo @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Concerned about the unlimited growth of cruise tourism in Portland?
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Concerned about the unlimited growth of cruise tourism in Portland?
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Worried about cruise ship pollution & spread of infectious disease?
Join us tonight on zoom to discuss the 2025 cruise season & work on solutions like a scrubber wash ban
#Portland #Maine #Cruiseships #banscrubbers #CruiseMaine
Congratulations to Councilor Ali for winning his reelection!
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
“…the land, the air, and the water are not ours to use without thought. They are ours to protect.
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
We are not owners. We are stewards. And together, we can take meaningful action.
That is why we are working with advocates to explore a ban on cruise ship scrubbers.”
Councilor Ali, Portland, Maine
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Congratulations to Councilor Ali for winning his reelection!
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
We look forward to working with him on a Scrubber Wash Discharge Ban for Portland ⚓️⚓️⚓️
#Maine #Banscrubbers #Portland #cruiseships #CruiseMaine
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Cruise Ships Are A Trojan Horse
Before I moved to Eastport, I lived & worked in Portland for over a decade. I saw firsthand how a waterfront city can trade its soul for short-term tourism dollars — & lose its community in the process. @jasminejaye.bsky.social
#Eastport #Portland #cruiseships
Before I moved to Eastport, I lived & worked in Portland for over a decade. I saw firsthand how a waterfront city can trade its soul for short-term tourism dollars — & lose its community in the process. @jasminejaye.bsky.social
#Eastport #Portland #cruiseships
Eastport Is Not a Cruise Ship Town — And That’s a Good Thing
Cruise Ships are a Trojan Horse
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Cruise Ships Are A Trojan Horse
Before I moved to Eastport, I lived & worked in Portland for over a decade. I saw firsthand how a waterfront city can trade its soul for short-term tourism dollars — & lose its community in the process. @jasminejaye.bsky.social
#Eastport #Portland #cruiseships
Before I moved to Eastport, I lived & worked in Portland for over a decade. I saw firsthand how a waterfront city can trade its soul for short-term tourism dollars — & lose its community in the process. @jasminejaye.bsky.social
#Eastport #Portland #cruiseships
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3 ships before the 2025 cruise ship season in Portland is over.
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
3 ships before the 2025 cruise ship season in Portland is over.
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!
What did we gain?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Congestion
Norovirus outbreak
Revenue without any calculation of direct costs or environmental harm.
If you are concerned about the impacts of cruise tourism in Portland, join us!