Power Struggle: You Cruise, You Lose!
As taken from The Post and Courier, by Frank Wooten: Shoreside power to the cruise ships! That variation on “Power to the people!” won’t generate a rallying cry for Charlestonians demanding that cru ...
Protesters dive into Venice canal to block cruise ships
Protesters have leapt into Venice's Giudecca canal to delay a procession of cruise ships, which they say are threatening the city's foundations as they tower over rooftops and drown the city in touris ...
It’s a Bird! It’s Plane! No… It’s a Smokestack…
A photo from a visitor who was enjoying the panoramic pristine views of the Holy City at The Vendue Inn's Roof Top Bar. Not sure which is more fetching... the smog or the larger-than-life red "whale ...
Jay’s Newest Post: Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice?
Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice? In the nick of time, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed the permit for the SPA's (SC State Port's Authority) planned $35 million cruis ...
New Chance to Reduce Cruise Impacts
The Carnival ship Fantasy, when it is here in its home port, doesn’t just pick up and drop off passengers. It has a significant impact on the environment and the congestion on peninsula Charleston’s s ...
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BULLETIN: Federal U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed out the federal permit that was required to build the SPA's (SC State Ports Authority) proposed new cruise terminal at Union Pier near down ...
New chance to reduce cruise impacts
The Carnival ship Fantasy, when it is here in its home port, doesn’t just pick up and drop off passengers. It has a significant impact on the environment and the congestion on peninsula Charleston’s s ...
Judge tosses federal permit for $35 million cruise terminal
Judge tosses federal permit for $35 million cruise terminal By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A judge has tossed out a federal permit for a proposed $35 million cruise termi ...
Back to drawing board for Army Corps after federal judge orders more review in cruise terminal permit
A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to redo its study that approved a permit for a new cruise terminal in downtown Charleston. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel said the fe ...
Anyone Know Where I Can Plug in My Cruise Ship?
Study: On-shore power would dramatically reduce cruise ship emissions ‘Waiter, there’s small particulate soot in my soup’ Posted by Paul Bowers on Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:00 AM Mike Ledford file p ...