‘Biggest, baddest ship on the planet’: World’s largest cruise ship stokes environmental concerns

sheawoodrow@kbin.social to Environment@beehaw.org – 37 points – ‘Biggest, baddest ship on the planet’: World’s largest cruise ship stokes environmental concerns
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The launch of the world's largest cruise ship has sparked renewed concerns about the environmental impact of cruise tourism.

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Let's face it, overall we're not much more conscious than the cyanobacteria that caused the oxygen catestrophe.

First, thank you for giving me something new to research, second, I can't help but be reminded of the floating mansions that the Roman elite and Rich had just before the fall of Rome...

This all makes me wonder if we should do another "limits to growth" study.

Just wait until you learn about the cambrian explosion, the anomalocaris, and opabinians.

Yeah but cyanobacteria didn't have massive entertainment cities to transport self-centered jackasses and their hotels thousands of miles by burning bunker fuel.

Disney ships utilize fuel with a 0.1% sulfur content which is key to reducing climate-harming emissions

Somewhat ironically, lower sulfur emissions are getting blamed for reducing atmospheric reflectivity and contributing to 2023's abnormal temperature increases.

But this one is still golden:

Scrubbers are used to “clean” smokestacks from the dirty fuel they use and reduce air pollution. But the scrubbers convert air pollution into water pollution because the toxic byproducts from the scrubber systems are discharged into the seas.

"We don't pollute the air!... (just don't look at the water)"