Carnival’s choppy seas- an informative P&C editorial about the cost that our government incurs when a cruise ship requires a rescue.
“This week Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., sent Carnival a bill for $4 million to cover Coast Guard and Navy bailouts of the Splendor in 2010 and the Triumph last month.” Read the entire editorial.
The fantasy of “the Fantasy”
Charleston was recently named Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Top Destination in the World!(1) After 2015, such an honor is unlikely. Why do tourists love Charleston? Ohio residents Gary and Marilyn Steyskal, who’ve visited twice a year since the ’80′s, say, “It’s the history, the restaurants, the historical churches, and we like to explore …
How Can So Many Experts Be Wrong About the Detrimental Effects of Cruise Ship Air-Borne Emissions?
Original article can be seen here. Could so many doctors and scientists be so wrong about the ill effects of diesel emissions on people’s health? It would be tempting to read today’s commentary by Rep. Jim Merrill, R-Berkeley, and breathe easy about cruise ships emissions. But to do go there, you’d have to ignore the …
C4 Continues to Seek Assessment of Size, Number and Frequency of Cruise ships in Charleston
Original article can be seen here. How many is too many? How big is too big? And at what cost does it all come? Charleston Communities for Cruise Control (C4) has repeatedly raised issues of number, size and environmental impact with respect to cruise ships on its website, at public hearings, in letters to Carnival …
Read “A food revolution in Charleston, US” in theguardian- a British magazine. “…gourmet hotspot…Sexiest City in America…(and) a cruise liner parked in the harbour looms over the rooftops and spires like an ocean-going Godzilla.”
Of the many accolades bestowed on Charleston, South Carolina, the most prestigious is probably Best City in America (in the eyes of the readers of Condé Nast Traveller, anyway). But I’m more interested in two of its more specific boasts: its growing reputation as a gourmet hotspot – where slow-cooked, traditional Southern food is experiencing …
IT’S ALL SO UNNECESSARY- “…an edited version of my comments submitted to the SC Office of Ocean and Coastal Management. These are the facts and opinions that everyone who cares about Charleston should know.” Jay Williams
IT’S ALL SO UNNECESSARY Two SC state hearings were recently conducted about the proposed new SPA Cruise Terminal at Union Pier. Yet many otherwise well-informed Charlestonians don’t realize the grave consequences that will follow. Below is an edited version of my comments submitted to the SC Office of Ocean and Coastal Management. These are …
Betty Lee from Wharfside Street addresses the change of Union Pier’s intended use and compares cruise terminal with roll-on/roll-off cargo terminal-
The proposed cruise terminal relocation at the edge of Laurens Street is too close to our homes. The plan relocates the terminal to the building on the property that is the closest to a residential area. Its negative impacts on local residents, including health issues, would be most magnified. The reasonable thing is to put …
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 presently 223 condominium homes, and the city has plans to build another 140 homes at Anson Field. One of the planned buildings …
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 promote policies that do exactly that? Read more.
