C4 Announces Coalition with Two Historic Port Cities
Click the below image to read today's Post and Courier op-ed written by Executive Director, Carrie Agnew. It announces our coalition with two other major historic port cities, Venice and Key West. ...
Venice Devoured Video
Please take a moment to view this video that was compiled by our friends with "No Grandi Navi" in Venice, Italy. It explores the detrimental short and long term effects of the cruise industry in this ...
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, ...