Toxic emissions- a letter by H. Douglas Robertson, Laurens Street, Charleston, SC-
Union Pier, the proposed site for the new cruise ship terminal, is right next to Anson Field, an open park and green space where children’s sports teams regularly play. Surrounding Anson Field are pr ...
Port should help clear the air- an op-ed in today’s P&C by Henry Tomlinson, COFC student
Of course the City of Charleston doesn’t try to make children sick. And the State Ports Authority doesn’t intend for people to lose years of life living or working in Charleston. So why do they promot ...
“Most oppose SC passenger cruise terminal at hearing”- an Associated Press article in P&C.
About 100 people turned out at a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed $35 million South Carolina passenger cruise terminal and most who spoke urged regulators not to issue a required state permit fo ...
In P&C: “Plaintiffs: SC cruise case should be heard in DC”-
"...the plaintiffs say the case has national significance because the corps’ permitting should consider the impacts of projects on historic areas. They say that applies not only in Charleston but nati ...
“Cruise tips for Savannah”- a P&C Sunday editorial
Read More in P&C, Sunday, September 2, 2012.
Third public hearing set for Charleston cruise terminal.
The public will get another chance to weigh in on a new cruise ship terminal being proposed for the Charleston peninsula. Read more and get information on time and location of DHEC hearing.
“Our seafood scene — will it continue to thrive?” by Peg Moore in Charleston Mercury: “Owners and chefs of our most important downtown restaurants have spoken to us and written to us…(and P&C)…, urging that cruise ships be regulated and located outside of the fragile historic district.”
Will our seafood continue to thrive? Along with the price of fuel and competition from cheap, possibly polluted imports, our seafood economy also faces the threat — perceived and real — of water poll ...
Cruise control- a response to Jay Williams’ recent commentary in P&C
Jay Williams’ commentary, “Facts demand cruise policy course change,” was excellent. He is absolutely right that no permit should be given for the downtown cruise terminal. Send it up river as he su ...