If you’re heading to Victoria’s port area to watch the Snowbirds show, consider protecting your lungs by wearing a mask — Norwegian Joy emissions are horrific day and night. Daytime: youtu.be/IgdaUiIJG3k Nighttime youtu.be/S9ePaJobFPA

July 7, 2026 – Norwegian Joy (Day) Victoria BC

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Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · yesterday

Victoria’s cruise port is in the city’s highest-density residential n’hood, which also hosts many city events as Victoria’s ‘living room.’ Today at 5pm Snowbirds give a show drawing 30K-40K+ to the area. Port is prime viewing spot. Roads closed. Traffic hell. Norwegian Joy arrives 1pm. Good luck.

Victoria gets all the bad stuff stuff & cruise corps save close to a billion dollars combined by stopping here in 2026. We get tonnes of garbage, toxic emissions, a “top toxic hotspot” harbour, traffic, noise and our pedestrianized street with idling buses. Bad deal. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 2d ago

Tonight Victoria hosts Carnival Spirit for its weekly pit stop. It’s a regulatory stop to comply with an 1886 American law, and will likely drop off a week’s worth of Alaska cruise garbage so as not to inconvenience Seattle. Look at all the pollution we get in return. youtu.be/0x1ettloXtc

Wildfires? Victoria welcomes these smoke shows 330 times a year. Filed under: Just because you can't see cruise ship emissions doesn't mean they’re not there and wtf are we doing to ourselves and our planet? #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #pollutionkills youtu.be/QRYbXLZSHfk?...

July 30, 2026 – Celebrity Edge, Victoria BC

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Cruise is a loser when you calculate the costs of hosting behemoth ships. Said costs fall on Victoria taxpayers, not the cruise corporations. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #wepaytheprice #climatecrisis #pollutionkills

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3d ago

Happy August, Victoria, and here’s a cruise-season-to-date recap; today we’ll pass 1500 hours of cruise emissions (no shore power) and 200 ships. Fun fact: cruise is high-volume, low-value tourism. Cruise tourists account for less than 2% of tourism spending in the region. youtu.be/68hkleOlXak

The climate crisis is all around us. And being angry at politicians committing climate arson is more common than you may think. #EndClimateSilence #wildfire

Bob Henson@bhensonweather.bsky.social · 4d ago

A large chunk of northwest Spokane, WA (pop. 289,000) is under Level 3 evacuation orders ("GO NOW") as a wildfire rages. It's being stoked by top-end "extremely critical" weather conditions: www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fir...

In case you missed cruise ship Norwegian Encore last Saturday, here’s what happened. Also, our planet is on fire. Who cares, right? @wgreaves.bsky.social #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #pollutionkills #climatecrisis youtu.be/5-ROtFdvWB8?...

July 25, 2026 – Norwegian Encore, Victoria BC

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The Carney government has granted 330 polluting cruise ships to dock in Victoria, BC emitting thousands of hours of toxic pollution over the island city and its residents and into the “top toxic hotspot” harbour, killing ecosystems. #yyj #yyjpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis @wgreaves.bsky.social

ProPublica@propublica.org · 5d ago

The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)

Emissions from 330 cruise ships cost us way more than the measly 2% tourism money gained. #climatecrisis #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #pollutionkills @wgreaves.bsky.social @mattdellvictoria.bsky.social @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social @kristaloughton.bsky.social @davethompsonvic.bsky.social

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy

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Evacuation alert was just issued for Lone Butte BC. Summer is now usually the season of smoke and fire in BC. And Carney and Eby want to make heatwaves and wildfires worse by subsidizing fossil fuel extraction schemes 🤮 #bcpoli #cdnpoli

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 6d ago

Our burning of fossil fuels is making the world burn.

The emissions are unrelenting. They never stop. We breathe this all day and night. Elbows up, windows closed. 💔 #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #sos #pollutionkills #climatecrisis

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 7d ago

Today Victoria hosts Voyager (day shift) and Edge (night shift). Here's what Voyager looked like last week. What you don’t get from the video is the tang of pollution, but you could taste it. youtu.be/NRg1vwNRakA

Happy Cruise Free Day, Victoria! Enjoy the cleaner air, no shuttle buses, or racing taxis. And if you plan to jump in here to say cruise is essential to the local economy…yeah, no. Cruise tourists contribute so little that NON-cruise tourists account for over 98% of tourism spending in the region.

It never ends… We’re constantly bombarded by the pollution these cruise ships emit. It’s the saddest thing for our community and city. 😔

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · last wk.

Today Victoria hosts Riviera and Spirit. Here’s what that looked like on last week’s visit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x1e...

ICYMI, this is what cruise ship garbage looks like. Alaskan 7 day cruises stop on their way back to Seattle to drop off their weeks worth of garbage. That’s right folks, Victoria has a zero waste plan at the same time we accept tonnes of U.S. garbage generated on 330 cruise ships. #yyj #yyjpoli

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey, Victoria, 3-ship Friday kicks off soon. Bliss, Eurodam, Royal - all arriving from 7p-830p - so brace for speeding taxis, shuttle buses, lots of people looking for free wifi. But look what we get - garbage! Bliss generates lots of haz and non-haz waste and they leave it in Victoria.

Ugh. When will we stop supporting these huge corporations and start saving ourselves and our planet? #pollutionkills #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis WHO: Pollution Kills 7 Million People A Year youtu.be/d5iDZpBLD9E

WHO says air pollution kills 7 million a year | AFP

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Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tonight Victoria hosts Carnival Miracle. Here’s what that looks like from a local perspective. Hours of pollution delivered right to our doors by an American cruise line avoiding fines with a regulatory stop. But sure, fine. youtu.be/7n1Xemft-hE

Our new report finds emissions from BC fossil fuel products are 2.7x higher than the province’s reported emissions. We outline six steps BC should take to meet its legal and moral obligations related to its fossil fuel production. Explore BC’s Dirty Secret: www.wcel.org/publication/...

"Wildfires are forcing families from their homes... But while ordinary people bear the costs of the climate crisis, oil and gas companies are making billions. That isn’t fair—and it doesn’t have to be this way." #cdnpoli #bcpoli #MakeRichPollutersPay

Oxfam Canada@oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 2w ago

Record profits. Record climate disasters. That's not a coincidence. 🙄 Read more on our blog : www.oxfam.ca/story/why-ri... #ClimateJustice #MakeRichPollutersPay

The extreme weather that results in wildfires threatening whole communities is becoming much more common because of fossil fuels. And David Eby and Mark Carney are responding by subsidizing more fossil fuel extraction. Not good. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli #bcwildfire #climatecrisis

Boston Bar residents ordered to 'leave now' due to new, fast-moving fire | CBC News

The Fraser Valley Regional District has ordered anyone remaining in Boston Bar, B.C., to leave immediately due to a new fire south of the community.

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Top court on the planet agrees that subsidizing fossil fuel extraction is a crime. bsky.app/profile/clim...

Climate Justice Victoria@climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 2w ago

ICYMI (July 2025) - Carney and Eby's subsidies to increase fossil fuel extraction are illegal under international law. "The ICJ's decision brings us closer to a world where governments can no longer turn a blind eye to their legal responsibilities." www.cbc.ca/news/science... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

"78 per cent of British Columbians are concerned about climate change and desire faster government action. To ignore this climate anxiety is not only harmful policy, it is also politically and financially risky." #bcwildfire #bcpoli

BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3w ago

We just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli

You don’t think climate change affects your life? Think again. How about an economic disaster? Will that wake us up or will we continue to bury our heads in the sand? We’re at the find out part of the story. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #pollutionkills youtu.be/IgdaUiIJG3k?...

July 7, 2026 – Norwegian Joy (Day) Victoria BC

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Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Summary of how El Niño might affect the global economy, via Deutsche Bank Research

Just curious… @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social @mattdellvictoria.bsky.social Who told you “wash water discharge is not occurring directly in Victoria harbour” as stated in your Committee of the Whole Report dated January 29, 2026. #yyj #yyjpoli youtu.be/FjreSjM61JY?...

July 12, 2026, 2026 – Azamara Pursuit, Victoria BC

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Victoria has a Zero Waste Plan. How the heck are we supposed to reduce garbage with cruise ships dropping off tons of it every day? Oh right. That’s on residents. We have to reduce our garbage while U.S. ships keep on offloading U.S. garbage. It makes no sense. We shouldn’t accept it. #yyj #yyjpoli

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tonight Victoria hosts Star, Noordam, Encore for regulatory stops required by a US law. While here, they’ll likely drop off a week’s worth of American garbage for about 15,000 passengers and crew. How much? What kind of garbage? BIG SECRET. But images show what we discovered Encore might leave.

Brace for impact, Victoria. Incoming trio of cruise ships for their Friday night emissions chokefest and garbage drop off. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #pollutionkills Last Friday: Norwegian Bliss youtu.be/KVnDcaiojQo Royal Princess youtu.be/WkypSweb2hs Eurodam: ⬇️

July 10, 2026 - Eurodam, Victoria BC

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Weather and air in Virginia remind me of Karachi, Pakistan. People outside wearing masks. This will be the new normal as climate change continues to destroy the Earth as a result of man's greed and hubris.

Happy Friday, Victoria. It's the halfway point in the cruise season: 166 ships, 1300 hours of emissions, and a secret amount of cruise ship garbage. Tonight we host Eurodam, Royal, Bliss for the weekly pit stops. What’s that look like from a local perspective? We wrote a song youtu.be/68hkleOlXak

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

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The United States is a fascist country. Wake up, America. This is a five alarm fire.

Norwegian Joy last week. Day and night, it never stopped. It was a horrific amount of emissions / pollution for 10 hours. #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #pollutionkills Daytime video here: youtu.be/IgdaUiIJG3k?... Nighttime video ⬇️

July 7, 2026 – Norwegian Joy (Night) Victoria BC

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Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today Victoria hosts Voyager (sister ship to Fin Whale Killer Ovation), Joy (garbage scow, see attached), and Edge, here for combined 30 hours of traffic, noise, pollution, racing taxis and endless shuttles. The cruise-pilled will say it’s great. Data shows otherwise - high-volume, low-value.

Yesterday… All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday…

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3w ago

After yesterday's glorious cruise ship-free day, Victoria is back to its pollution-for-money scheme when Miracle arrives tonight for a pit stop. It’s a high-polluting floating hotel dropping garbage in our midst, like the song says. youtu.be/68hkleOlXak

Yahoo! Clean air all day today! But tomorrow… and the next day… and the day after that… and so on and so on… brutal.

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Good morning Victoria! It’s a rare cruise ship-free day, so it gives all of us, and the whales, a chance to catch our breath. Tomorrow we return to being a garbage dump for rich American cruise lines. youtu.be/68hkleOlXak

Hey Carnival Spirit 👋🏼 Did you hear about Ovation of the Seas killing an endangered fin whale? You’re currently sailing through a humpback whale feeding area going 20.7 knots, that’s way too fast! Please slow down! #yyj

Fair Sailing@fairsailing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today Victoria hosts Azamara, Poesia, and RCL Anthem. Anthem is the sister ship of ‘Fin Whale Killer’ Ovation, which struck a pregnant fin whale while speeding in Alaska. Anthem, we have the tech to track your speed. Slow down and respect our whales. thecordovatimes.com/2026/07/06/m...