Always astounding to me that people think this is a “beautiful sight” 🤷‍♂️ #asthma #lungdisease #prematuredeath #prematurebirth #Soot #SOx #NOx PM2.5 #CO2 #ShipPollution #DieselKills #ZeroEmissionsNow #RethinkCruiseTourism #Climate #Health

Breathtaking? Yep! Literally!! https://youtu.be/1_m5pSz9xNo http://www.aviewfromthehook.com/2013/12/friends-of-earth-dangerous-levels-of.html?m=0 You’re breathing deadly ship pollution! #asthma #lungdisease #prematuredeath #soot #NOx #SOx @JustinBrannan #RethinkCruiseTourism #ZeroEmissions #Decarbonize @CruiseNorwegian #BayRidge

Meanwhile, on the deck of a cruise ship, PM2.5 levels are elevated “200 fold”. https://en.nabu.de/news/2017/21870.html #RethinkCruiseTourism
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RT @emollick
Air pollution directly hurts our ability to think.

Newly published paper finds a shocking 26% higher error rate for professional chess players when PM2.5 increases by just 10 μg/m3 (outdoor air in the US & Europe averages over 10 μg, Asia is much higher). https://pubsonline.informs.…
https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1622255272176525312

Some brazen greenwashing here from MSC. Their ships burn the dirtiest diesel on the planet, spewing tons of toxins & CO2 into the air, and pumping scrubber sludge into the oceans. But, yeah, great job with the … checks notes … pool water? #Sustainability? #RethinkCruiseTourism
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RT @MSC_Cruises_UK
Where does the water go? We clean and recycle all our pool water before it goes back into the sea. 🌊 Discover #TheFutureOfCruising with…
https://twitter.com/MSC_Cruises_UK/status/1617869829335138304

Every time I see a cruise ship in our harbor, I see a massive behemoth, burning the dirtiest diesel on the planet, spewing emissions harmful to humans & the planet, manned by exploited workers, extracting resources from port communities & paying zero taxes. #RethinkCruiseTourism