Today’s post unfortunately doesn’t bring any good news. It seems that the importance of cost takes a higher ranking in Victoria B.C. than finding a way to reduce sulfur dioxide levels while the ships are docked at James Bay. People are estimated to be breathing in levels 2 to 3 times higher than the okayed amount.
It becomes every more surprising to find out that the problem can be solved by what the industry would call plugging into shore power. Victoria states that this can’t be done because most cruise ships don’t have this ability. With the damage is causing to the environment shouldn’t this become a requirement? BC Hydro has also stated that this would cost tens on millions of dollars, proving that cost takes the higher ranking.
You can check out the youtube link that plays a short news clip brought to you by Vancouver Island News in 2010 about this very problem.
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