We call this confusion. On the weekend, the Seattle Times reported that the environmental group Friends of the Earth, in its second annual report card on the cruise industry, downgraded Princess for “its numerous recent violations of Alaska’s strong water pollution laws.” Fair enough? Yesterday, the Port of San Francisco 2009 Cruise Ship Environmental Award’s… Continue reading Cruise Confusion Just Among Friends
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Holland America Standard's Green
We have dear friends from The Netherlands, so we know how meaningful “orange” is to the Dutch, starting with the “House of…” more than four centuries ago. Today there’s a little green added to the orange that is synonymous with all things Dutch. The news wire, or Internet portals, have been buzzing the past few… Continue reading Holland America Standard's Green
Eco Scenes, The Good and The Bad
ON BOARD THE CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM, sailing from Puntarenas, Costa Rica — In these days of political correctness, especially of the eco kind, sometimes the skeptics among us wonder if people professing to being good custodians of the planet are just saying that because it’s the thing to say. Are they practising what they preach? Do… Continue reading Eco Scenes, The Good and The Bad