In 2018, The Guardian ran a story about Marseille cruise ship program and the impact on the port community. Excerpts:
“We’ve noticed that the cancer cases here began emerging in the years after the cruise ship boom, as the ships got bigger and more arrived,” [Jean-Pierre...
Local NPR affiliate KUOW reported that the proposed Pioneer Square cruise ship terminal could help businesses, but harm the environment.
Cruise ships using heavy bunker fuel are in fact the singularly most polluting entity in Seattle. One cruise ship idling in port puts out the equivalent...
We all understand that pollution means bad air quality, adverse health effects, and contributes to the climate crisis.
Here is a measure of exactly how bad cruise ships are for humans and the environment:
A big city's air quality is typically 3,000 to 5,000 part per cubic...
Mass tourism is choking Venice. Watch the CNN video on the effects of overtourism on the historic port city. Venice has recently banned cruise ships in its historic city center, and is considering a tourist tax to offset the many problems the residents face.
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