Seattle Cruise Control has organized for nearly 4 years, bringing attention to the harms of the cruise industry and how cruising represents a failure of the general public imagination and moral awareness to confront the increasingly alarming, accelerating climate emergency. Already this summer Canada is...
https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/05/05/are-cruise-ships-crushing-seattles-climate-goals/ ...
On April 15, the Norwegian Bliss arrived at Pier 66 in Seattle and loaded thousands of arriving passengers as the first sailing of the 2023 season. Seattle Cruise Control, joined by Extinction Rebellion Seattle, and members of the public, walked from Westlake Park to the...
Good multi-generation turnout of approximately 35 people from Seattle Cruise Control and Extinction Rebellion Seattle met up at Westlake Park and walked to the Bell St. Cruise Terminal via the Pike Place Market, passing out informational leaflets along the way, and then speaking to cruise...
On April 6, 2023, Seattle Cruise Control hosted an online public meeting delving into the current situation with cruise ship travel at the Port of Seattle, its many harms, the misleading claims being promoted by industry, the greenwashing based on faulty analysis and what we...
The mission statement of the Port of Seattle calls for the promotion of economic opportunities and quality of life in the region by advancing trade, travel, commerce, and job creation in an equitable, accountable, and environmentally responsible manner. Yet over the past 20-plus years, the Port...
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/cruise-ship-invasion/ ...
Testimony submitted on behalf of friends of Seattle Cruise Control at Port of Seattle Commission meetings 2019-present January 10, 2023 Spending tens of millions of dollars on shore power at Pier 66 is tantamount to making a bad situation a little less worse. Surely the decision will...
What is a "Green Corridor"? Yet another example of Greenwashing! By Tom Barnard and Jordan Van Voast, L.Ac. With great fanfare, the Port of Seattle recently announced the establishment of a "cruise led Green Corridor,” where zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cruise ships - not currently feasible at...