I’m not sure people appreciate how radical this is. A pro-active process to inform locals when there is a cruise ship health risk. No other port to my knowledge has done this. It is why @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social exists. Never would have happened without @wespelletier.bsky.social ⚓️💙⚓️

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 10h ago

Remember the confusion when the Insignia arrived last October with a #norovirus outbreak? Portland now offers an opt-in text alert for when cruise ships arrive outbreaks. Sign-up here: public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?Regi... Learn more here: t.e2ma.net/message/ieto... #PortlandME #cruiseships

Dear municipal, provincial and federal leaders, In case you aren’t taking the #climatecrisis seriously enough because money and power are more important than people and planet. Please look at the big picture, our time is running out. Some say, we’re already too late. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Sick sea lion dies on SF beach in latest neurotoxin case connected to warmer waters

A sick sea lion died on San Francisco's Crissy Field Beach after it was seen experiencing seizures likely due to a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which the Marine Mammal Center says is surging possibl...

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Report: On Ever Thinner Ice: Reducing Black Carbon Demands Urgent Action cleanarctic.org/2026/09/09/r... @pacenvironment.bsky.social @imohq.bsky.social @cleanarctic.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social

Report: On Ever Thinner Ice: Reducing Black Carbon Demands Urgent Action

A new report released demonstrates why the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should immediately act to reduce black carbon pollution by requiring the use of cleaner marine fuels in the Arctic.

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Ships are war on nature. What do ships transport? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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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Congratulations to @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social for getting this excellent public health measure put in place! We'd like to see this implemented at all cruise ports.

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 10h ago

Remember the confusion when the Insignia arrived last October with a #norovirus outbreak? Portland now offers an opt-in text alert for when cruise ships arrive outbreaks. Sign-up here: public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?Regi... Learn more here: t.e2ma.net/message/ieto... #PortlandME #cruiseships

Victoria City Council is taking a stand to protect precious biodiverse ecosystems. Since some of Council are also on the boards of GVHA and CRD, they can make a stand here at home, too. Start with cruise ship garbage. What do we mean? We wrote a song to explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=68hk...

Fair Sailing Presents ‘The Modern Cruise Ship Activist Song’ Victoria, BC, Canada

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You know, there is a constitutional mechanism to remove a president who is unable to discharge the duties of his office.

Remember the confusion when the Insignia arrived last October with a #norovirus outbreak? Portland now offers an opt-in text alert for when cruise ships arrive outbreaks. Sign-up here: public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?Regi... Learn more here: t.e2ma.net/message/ieto... #PortlandME #cruiseships

I’m not sure people appreciate how radical this is. A pro-active process to inform locals when there is a cruise ship health risk. No other port to my knowledge has done this. It is why @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social exists. Never would have happened without @wespelletier.bsky.social ⚓️💙⚓️

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 10h ago

Remember the confusion when the Insignia arrived last October with a #norovirus outbreak? Portland now offers an opt-in text alert for when cruise ships arrive outbreaks. Sign-up here: public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?Regi... Learn more here: t.e2ma.net/message/ieto... #PortlandME #cruiseships

@wardpeck.bsky.social this is an interesting survey of cruise tourism in Maine. What happens in Bar Harbor does not stay in Bar Harbor. Pollution is the next conversation, it involves the entire coast & alll ports where cruise ships dock. 🦞

Alaskans deserve to be notified of infectious disease outbreaks when cruise ships are in their ports too. #akleg

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 23h ago

We did it! Portland is the first port in the country (that we are aware of) that has a proactive notification system for letting people know when a cruise ship arrives with an infectious disease outbreak. It happened because of the leadership of @wespelletier.bsky.social #cruiseships #norovirus

We did it! Portland is the first port in the country (that we are aware of) that has a proactive notification system for letting people know when a cruise ship arrives with an infectious disease outbreak. It happened because of the leadership of @wespelletier.bsky.social #cruiseships #norovirus

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today 9/8 at 5:30 pm on zoom the HHS+ PS Committee will meet. The Opt-in Text Alert for when cruise ships arrive with an outbreak will be presented by Bridget Rauscher of Public Health dept. portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/8346/f... #Portland #Maine #PublicHealth #cruiseShips #norovirus

GLUB GLUB GLUB

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 2d ago

We took a look at the 2027 cruise schedule. There will be 26 days with two cruise ships in port. The amount of air & water pollution will be disgusting. Cruise ships are a public health menace. #Portland #Maine #cruiseships

For various reasons, I was thinking about illness outbreaks on cruise ships this morning. It occurred to me that if Frank Costanza had ever decided to return to cooking, it would have been on a cruise ship. 😉 youtu.be/5ZmsZbxIBb4?...

I sent sixteen of my own men to the latrines that night.

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Do residents have a right to know when a cruise ship arrives with an infectious disease outbreak? We think so & have asked the city to be proactive & offer an opt-in text alert. Grateful to @wespelletier.bsky.social for bringing this initiative forward & understanding the significance. ⚓️⚓️⚓️

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today 9/8 at 5:30 pm on zoom the HHS+ PS Committee will meet. The Opt-in Text Alert for when cruise ships arrive with an outbreak will be presented by Bridget Rauscher of Public Health dept. portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/8346/f... #Portland #Maine #PublicHealth #cruiseShips #norovirus

We took a look at the 2027 cruise schedule. There will be 26 days with two cruise ships in port. The amount of air & water pollution will be disgusting. Cruise ships are a public health menace. #Portland #Maine #cruiseships

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 3d ago

Not 1 but 2 floating cities in Casco Bay today! Population: 8,060 Air pollution: 15 cumulative hours Water pollution: sulfuric acid, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavy metals, & particulate matter Key West has a One Ship Policy. Are you ready Portland? #PortlandME #cruiseships #NoHFO #Maine

Today 9/8 at 5:30 pm on zoom the HHS+ PS Committee will meet. The Opt-in Text Alert for when cruise ships arrive with an outbreak will be presented by Bridget Rauscher of Public Health dept. portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/8346/f... #Portland #Maine #PublicHealth #cruiseShips #norovirus

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The 2027 cruise schedule includes 102 cruise ships. 26 days with 2 ships at once. Some days the floating cities will reach almost 10k population. No restriction on fuel. No decrease in air pollution. No elimination of scrubber wash contaminants in Casco Bay. Is this what Portland wants?

I sure hope so.

Portland Cruise Control_Maine@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 2d ago

Is Bar Harbor done as a cruise ship destination? If pollution gathers steam as an issue, cruise lines will have a bigger headache in Maine than just the 1,000-passenger limit in Bar Harbor. #PortlandME #cruiseships #Maine @pinetreeactivism.org theqsjournal.substack.com/p/is-bar-har...

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Troy Jackson@troyjackson207.bsky.social · 2d ago

People are fed up with those in power making their lives harder. They’re ready for change that puts working people first. And to me, that’s what Labor Day is all about. Happy Labor Day, Maine. Solidarity forever. ✊

Is Bar Harbor done as a cruise ship destination? If pollution gathers steam as an issue, cruise lines will have a bigger headache in Maine than just the 1,000-passenger limit in Bar Harbor. #PortlandME #cruiseships #Maine @pinetreeactivism.org theqsjournal.substack.com/p/is-bar-har...

Is Bar Harbor done as a cruise ship destination? Pollution may be its next battleground

BAR HARBOR, Sept.

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Be careful what you wish for Rockland.

Bangor Daily News@bangordailynews.bsky.social · 3d ago

Rockland restricts visits from larger cruise ships like the 2,886-passenger Celebrity Silhouette to September and October. Via @midcoastvillager.bsky.social

If you like to vacation in a parking garage. h/t @heyjohnryan.bsky.social

Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Met…@metro.co.uk.web.brid.gy · 4d ago

Not 1 but 2 floating cities in Casco Bay today! Population: 8,060 Air pollution: 15 cumulative hours Water pollution: sulfuric acid, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavy metals, & particulate matter Key West has a One Ship Policy. Are you ready Portland? #PortlandME #cruiseships #NoHFO #Maine

America had a revolution for less than this. Where are the “No taxation without representation” people now?

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️@arepublic86.bsky.social · 4d ago

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

A timely post for these days, so fraught with despair. This hits home, w/my experience of the last few weeks of shifting gears and focus. "Sometimes people continue struggling because they believe they can win. Sometimes they continue because they feel a responsibility to the people around them."

Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 4d ago

I’ve realized that long-term discipline requires a certain level of alignment through rest, quiet, and reassessing our personal intersections of passion, curiosity, capacity, skill, and impact, writes @ericms.bsky.social

this is kind of obvious (bigger machinery more dangerous), but also intentional. Full sized SUVs (and the trucks they're built on) are intentionally designed to look intimidating, because for the rich people buying new ones, the cruelty is the point.

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 4d ago

Full-sized SUVs are pedestrian killers. New research finds that they're more than twice as likely to kill or seriously injure a pedestrian than other cars. (Notably, vehicle height—not weight—was the biggest risk factor.) doi.org/10.1016/j.js...