New Report Details Cruise Industrys Record of Pollution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contacto:
Marcie Keever, 415-544-0790 x223, [email protected]
Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, [email protected]
 
SAN FRANCISCO—A report released today by Friends of the Earth concludes that the billions of dollars earned by the cruise industry each year comes at a significant cost to our nation’s air and water.
 
El informe, Getting a Grip on Cruise Ship Pollution, researched and authored by Ross Klein, an independent expert on cruise ship pollution, takes a detailed look at the various ways in which the cruise industry has harmed—and continues to harm—the environments in which cruise ships travel.
 
“This report provides a vital resource to anyone concerned about the cruise industry’s environmental impacts. With today’s launch of the largest cruise ship ever built—Royal Caribbean’s Oasis de los Mares—this report shines a light on an industry that has long avoided comprehensive environmental regulation and pollution controls,” said Marcie Keever, Friends of the Earth’s Clean Vessels Campaign Director. “Cruise ships continue to dump sewage into our waters and poison our air with engines that burn bottom-of-the barrel bunker fuel.”
 
Getting a Grip on Cruise Ship Pollution looks at all aspects of the cruise industry, from its pollution streams, to its history of environmental violations, to the modest number of environmental laws that govern the industry. The report also contains a wide-ranging set of policy recommendations, providing solutions for comprehensive environmental reform of the cruise industry.
 
To read the report and learn more, visit: /getting-grip-cruise-ship-pollution.
 
Recursos:
·         Catalog of cruise industry environmental violations, fines and other incidents: http://www.cruisejunkie.com
·         Overview of cruise ship pollution from Friends of the Earth: /air-and-water/cruise-ships
 
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Amigos de la Tierra y nuestra red de organizaciones de base en 77 países luchan por crear un mundo más sano y justo. Nuestras campañas actuales se centran en la energía limpia y las soluciones al calentamiento global, la protección de las personas frente a tecnologías tóxicas y nuevas potencialmente dañinas, y la promoción de alternativas de transporte más inteligentes y menos contaminantes.