In 24 hours, 1 docked & idling cruise ship emits as much pollution as 34k semi-trucks. Ships can plug into shore instead of emitting pollutants, but only 1/3 do. Proud to support the @NYCCouncil38 & Erik Bottcher bill mandating shore plug-ins & say to cruise ships: #PlugInOrShipOut !
ππΎ In 1 day, a single docked & idling cruise ship can emit as much pollution as 34k semi-trucks
ππΎ BK has an electric alternative: shore power
ππΎ Only one third of the ships that dock here use it
ππΎ @NYCCouncil38 & Erik Bottcher have a bill to mandate ships #PlugInOrShipOut
Skeptical about the 34k truck comparison? Read Coastal Conservation League's 2012 analysis, with conservative numbers verified by U.S. EPA. Ship pollution kills. Cruise ships coming to #RedHook must #PlugInOrShipOut ! #health #climate #SOx #NOx PM2.5 #CO2 coastalconservationleague.org/wp-content/uplβ¦
As our Councilwoman Alexa AvilΓ©s said at the end of this thread: 'We canβt wait for an invisible hand. We must pass Intro 1050.' Let's stop air pollution from cruise ships (and other negative aspects of their presence).
Glad to be a part of this event.
#PlugInOrShipOut β¦
Connor French No Toxic Cruise Port for London πΉππππ @green5347 Change.org UK EGRA Royal Borough of Greenwich Am I right in thinking that Matthew Pennycook and Averil Lekau are campaigning for off shore power .... #pluginorshipout @VikingCruisesUK?