From:            Jordan Van Voast
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: public comment for May 25 meeting of Port Commissioners
Date:              Monday, May 24, 2021 7:11:41 PM
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Here is a written copy of my comments I intend to share verbally during the comment period
tomorrow. Thank you!
Subject: Cruise Restart -
Good afternoon Commissioners,
My name is Jordan Van Voast and I'm a volunteer with the group, Seattle Cruise Control. With
passage of the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act and the Port of Seattle's stated intentions to prioritize a
safe return to the cruise ship business, I'm here from the future to encourage you to let go of
illogical fantasies about a return to business as usual. There is no such thing as a safe return to
cruising, or a safe increase in air traffic volumes at SeaTac. Earlier this year, the planet passed
another sobering milestone, exceeding 420 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere for the first
time in the last three million years, when sea levels were at least 50 feet higher.
Much of the west is again experiencing record drought, with the threat of epic wildfires again
looming this summer and NOAA is predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season with two
cyclones already forming. The threat from COVID may be receding, but the climate emergency
deepens as we speak, due to the burning of fossil fuels. I was encouraged to read about your
support for an initiative to promote local tourism. This is the responsible course that our leaders
need to be guiding our region towards and I invite you to get on the right side of history before it is
too late.
Cruise travel is a first world leisure activity that involves massive air and water pollution, adverse
impacts on orcas and marine life, and a gigantic per capita carbon footprint that mocks any
conversation on global equity. Citing the development of shore power infrastructure as evidence
that the Port is doing its part to address the climate emergency is disingenuous when nobody is
accounting for the fuel a ship burns at sea, which far outweighs the reduction in emissions due to
shore power. Please adjust the Port's course before it is too late.
On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 10:41 AM Commission-Public-Records  wrote:
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From: Jordan Van Voast 
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2021 1:20 PM
To: Commission-Public-Records 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: public comment for May 25 meeting of Port Commissioners




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Hi, I forgot to mention the topic: Resumption of cruise ship travel.

thank you,

Jordan

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 1:14 PM Jordan Van Voast  wrote:
Hi,

Please register me for public comment for next Tuesday at noon.

thank you,

Jordan Van Voast

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Every single act of kindness makes all the difference in the world.

Jordan Van Voast, Licensed Acupuncturist
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CommuniChi Acupuncture Clinic
2109 31st Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98144
206.860.5009
www.communichi.org
https://www.facebook.com/CommuniChi
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message in error, please notify the sender of the error and delete the message. Thank you.
Every single act of kindness makes all the difference in the world.




Jordan Van Voast, Licensed Acupuncturist
social entrepreneur, dreamer, he/him
CommuniChi Acupuncture Clinic
2109 31st Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98144
206.860.5009
www.communichi.org
https://www.facebook.com/CommuniChi
CommuniChi on You Tube