State Appeal Hearing… Thank you SELC & SCELP!!
TOP STORY Appeals court hears argument on cruise ships in Charleston By Abigail Darlington adarlington@postandcourier.com Feb 15, 2017 ...
Judge: Opponents have standing to challenge state permit for Charleston cruise terminal
By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press Updated: December 03, 2013 - 3:16 pm CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Charleston neighborhood, conservation and preservation groups may challenge a state permit for a $35 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
F for Carnival Fantasy
Friends of the Earth has just released its Cruise Line Report Card for 2013, which can be viewed by clicking here. This year's Report Card compares the environmental footprint of 16 major cruise line ...
Updates on Venice and Key West
We recently updated both the Venice and Key West pages with information pertaining to their "battles" for cruise ship regulation. Please check them out and notice how each mirror what we face in Charl ...
Don’t ruin city, letter to the editor 10/5/13
Don’t ruin city I live in Houston, and have made numerous trips to Charleston to be treated time after time to the most pleasant, lovely, historically fascinating, gentle and delightful city in Ameri ...
Power Struggle: You Cruise, You Lose!
As taken from The Post and Courier, by Frank Wooten: Shoreside power to the cruise ships! That variation on “Power to the people!” won’t generate a rallying cry for Charlestonians demanding that cru ...