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The following petitions have been compiled from several sources, representing just a small number of marine environmental causes that we believe are of great importance and urgency.
Ships that burn fossil fuels with scrubbers installed produce a highly acidic, toxic cocktail of carcinogenic pollutants that threatens marine life, destroys ecosystems, and risks human health. The rest is all okay starting here: An increasing number of ports, states, countries, and regions have already banned their use, but Canada is lagging behind.
It’s time for Canada to act — before it’s too late!
Virginia’s seafood industry is at risk from scrubbers. And so is the seafood on your dinner plate. It’s time to stop letting the shipping industry offload its pollution, impacting Virginia’s seafood economy, watermen, distributors, markets/restaurants, and the health of Virginians. Let's tell our Commonwealth legislators to support clean shipping.
The use of scrubbers with heavy fuel oil must be stopped, as the wastewater produced becomes toxic ocean pollution. Heavy fuels used in ships also emit black carbon— particulate matter than settles in the Arctic, contributing to the disintegration and collapse of Arctic ice and accelerating climate change.
Save the Arctic. Save the Earth.
Scrubbers were meant to “clean” exhaust gases to reduce atmospheric sulfur from the burning of heavy fuel oils. Yet, with an ongoing transition to cleaner fuels, growing regulatory changes, and the list of countries and ports prohibiting scrubber use, 35% of shippers are still using scrubbers that pollute the sea.
Tell the industry: we don’t want your dirty ship!
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released a recent global report exposing that 85% of ship scrubbers are installed or operated as open-loop systems, allowing the vast majority of scrubber-fitted vessels to continuously dump toxic, acidic wastewater straight into the ocean.
The majority of large cruise ships visiting Alaska use exhaust gas scrubber systems as an alternative to burning cleaner but more expensive fuel. These systems result in the daily discharge of millions of gallons of acidic, polluted scrubber wastewater. Cruise ships have a straightforward alternative available right now: burn cleaner fuel and stop using dirty heavy fuel oil and exhaust gas scrubbers.
When the stakes are high, you raise your voice. Help us speak for the preservation of our worldwide marine ecosystems by providing your online signature to any (or all) of the petitions whose mission and objectives align with your own.
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We are always open to collaborating with passionate individuals and organizations who share our visions and hopes for the future survival of our ocean.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
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