09 Apr More Images from the April 6 Cruise Demonstration
(the photographers requested not to be credited) ...
07 Jul s m o k a p o c a l y p s e 2 0 2 3
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...
06 May Q. What does cruising look like as the climate crisis intensifies? A. Not more cruiseships.
https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/05/05/are-cruise-ships-crushing-seattles-climate-goals/ ...
25 Apr Seattle Cruise Control Educates Passengers and Public on Opening Day
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...
08 Apr Seattle Cruiseship Industry – Impacts and Actions We Can Take
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...
05 Apr Reconsidering Cruise – Actions for the Port of Seattle
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...
23 Mar Cruise Ship Invasion!
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/cruise-ship-invasion/ ...
24 Jun Green Corridor is a Greenwash
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...
24 Jan Third Cruise Terminal Cancelled, Activists Call on Port of Seattle to Phase Out Cruise Ships
Without question, the best article yet by local media on the widespread harms of cruise ships, and the fallacy of seeing only dollar signs and benefits for the regional economy. https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/01/21/third-cruise-terminal-cancelled-activists-call-on-port-of-seattle-to-phase-out-cruise-ships/ ...
14 Jan Port of Seattle cancels third cruise ship terminal plan
Good news! Port of Seattle says they are no longer planning to build a 3rd cruise ship terminal in Seattle. Thanks to everyone who showed up at Port Commission meetings, planned rallies, did research, wrote letters, wore dolphin costumes, designed banners, etc. There is more...