Local elections are upon us
City of Charleston voters on Tuesday will choose six people to serve on council for the next four years. Two incumbents are unopposed — Dean Riegel in District 10 and Kathleen Wilson in District 12. ...
Charleston, meet your City Council candidates
Charleston, meet your City Council candidates Holy City Contenders by Paul Bowers @CCPNews Clockwise from top left: Mike Seekings, Rodney Williams, Liz Fulton, Blake Hallman, Fran Clasby, and Wi ...
Too Big to Sail?
Too Big to Sail? Cruise Ships Face Scrutiny Peter W. Cross for The New York TimesRoyal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas has 2,706 rooms, as well as a shopping mall, a casino and a water park. One of th ...
Now there’s an icon, Charleston.
The Oct. 20 Post and Courier Commentary page hit home on two counts: Alan Farago’s call for cruise regulations and Clemson President James Barker’s vision of the proposed Clemson Architecture Center a ...
The case for regulating cruise ship access to heritage ports – please Charleston, take heed!
As a former resident of Key West and activist interested in protecting the environment and quality of life, I have been closely following the debate regarding cruise industry regulation in Charleston. ...
Call on Carnival to Shape Up or SHIP OUT!
Friends of the Earth’s just-released 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card grades 16 cruise lines and 162 ships on their environmental practices, and once again Carnival Cruise Lines gets a failing grade for i ...
Ports Authority appeals federal judge’s decision on cruise terminal
The S.C. State Ports Authority is seeking to appeal a federal judge’s recent decision that forces the Army Corps of Engineers to further review the agency’s proposed $35 million cruise terminal in dow ...
Federal judge denies extension in cruise terminal lawsuit
The federal government shutdown is not cause for an extension in a lawsuit challenging a $35 million cruise terminal the State Ports Authority wants to open in downtown Charleston. In a recent ruling, ...
F for Carnival Fantasy
Friends of the Earth has just released its Cruise Line Report Card for 2013, which can be viewed by clicking here. This year's Report Card compares the environmental footprint of 16 major cruise line ...
Updates on Venice and Key West
We recently updated both the Venice and Key West pages with information pertaining to their "battles" for cruise ship regulation. Please check them out and notice how each mirror what we face in Charl ...