
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, ...

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 intereste ...

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 real ...

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 a ...

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 ...

“Cruise tips for Savannah”- a P&C Sunday editorial
Read More in P&C, Sunday, September 2, 2012.

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 ...

“Cruise soot”- a letter by Rick Reed, MD: “Soot is just a visible surrogate for what is not seen — something far more dangerous.”
Recent letters to the editor have developed a valid point that soot is not just cruise related. However, this is not the critically important issue. Soot is just a visible surrogate for what is not s ...

P&C editorial: “Cruise debate is about far more than soot”
Recent letters to the editor have focused on toxic emissions produced by cruise ships as they idle at dock for hours, and whether the cruise business is worth the health risks it poses for people in C ...