NRDC CLEANER OCEANS

摘要

What do you think of the cruise ship industry's claim that it can't afford to use cleaner marine fuel?Whenever industry has to change what it's been doing for years, we hear complaints about the cost. But as we've seen many times before, spending a bit more on cleaner fuels is a great investment in public health. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, every dollar spent to reduce pollution from ships will create as much as $34 in health benefits. Cleaner ships will translate into fewer asthma emergencies, heart attacks, and lung ailments, especially among children and the elderly. And what's the argument for using dirty fuels when you're visiting Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, or other popular cruise destinations? People want to see blue skies, not plumes of black smoke.