Sunday’s Letter to the Editor
Air pollution I wish to commend SPA Chief Executive Officer Jim Newsome for his efforts to reduce air pollution by replacing older truck engines in the SPA fleet. However, it is unfortunate he will n ...
Congratulations to Our Friends in Italy!
Italy to divert cruise ships from historic Venice A special commission has approved a plan to divert cruise ships away from Venice's historic centre By Reuters 9:09PM GMT 05 Nov 2013 ...
Letter from a concerned citizen….
Dear People, You do well to be concerned about cruise ships in Charleston. I lived in St. Thomas for 27 years and watched the development and growth of the Cruise Ship Industry down there up to and ...
SC Group Teams With Cruise Groups in Fla., Italy – The New York Times
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: November 4, 2013 at 3:29 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — A citizens group from Charleston has formed a coalition with similar groups in Venice, Italy, and Key West, Fla., t ...
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 ...
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 ...