BEFORE GIVING TUESDAY ENDS:
YOUR MATCHED GIFT IS NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR OCEANS, COMMUNITIES AND EARTH

RUSH A GIFT
[[link removed]]Brace yourself, friend, this is serious. Last year,
almost ONE-SIXTH of Florida’s manatee population was DECIMATED by starvation and
pollution. 2023 is on track to be another deadly year for these gentle creatures, with
over 400 manatees having already perished since January.

Mega-polluting industries like Big Cruise fuel this tragedy with reckless
dumping and massive quantities of CO2 emissions. Cruise ships are STILL allowed to dump filthy, contaminated wastewater –
including toxic, acidic wastewater – directly into ocean habitats that are
critical for vulnerable species! This harmful pollution feeds destructive algae
blooms that kill manatees' primary food source, seagrass. No wonder manatee
deaths are spiking from painful starvation!

But it gets worse. Cruise ships never stop running, even when they dock – and they’re powered by
some of the dirtiest heavy fuel. Every day, a mid-sized cruise ship emits as much particulate pollution as ONE
MILLION CARS. Coastal communities are trapped, breathing in this harmful pollution and
suffering higher rates of respiratory diseases as a result.

We MUST hold cruise companies and other Big Polluters accountable for the damage
they cause. That’s why Friends of the Earth urgently needs your support before
Giving Tuesday ends. That's because right now, a generous group of donors is MATCHING every gift up
to $200,000 – and we’re counting on supporters like you to make the most of this
match before it expires at midnight TONIGHT.


[[link removed]]Please, before midnight: Will you make a membership gift of $27 or more – and
have it DOUBLED – to help Friends of the Earth fight corporate greed and protect
our oceans, our people and our only Earth?
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With pandemic travel restrictions lifted, the cruise industry is BOOMING. That means more ships – the size of city blocks – speeding through coastal
waters and spewing their endless pollution. The industry has grown so fast that governments have struggled to regulate it. Greedy cruise companies have taken advantage of this situation, going beyond
the huge quantities of LEGAL pollution to illegal dumping.

Worse, some companies have SUED to block coastal communities from exercising
their rights and protecting themselves from emissions-induced diseases! No company should be able to take away our right to fight for our health and
the health of our neighbors. For the sake of our oceans, our people and our
planet, we MUST fight back.

Friends of the Earth is standing up against the greedy cruise industry that
prioritizes profits over human lives, helpless wildlife and the health of our
planet. We are working to make sure proper regulations exist and are enforced
for massive cruise ships. Reaching our Giving Tuesday goal is critical to continuing this planet-saving
work, and stopping ocean-wrecking, climate-destroying pollution from entering
our ecosystems. But we rely on support from people like you, who understand how
high the stakes are right now.

Please: We need your help to hit our goal and make the most of our rare Giving
Tuesday match. Will you make your membership gift of $27 or more now – it will be MATCHED
dollar for dollar – to help Friends of the Earth hold corporate polluters
accountable and protect our oceans, our people and the only Earth we’ll ever
get?
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Marcie Keever
Oceans and Vessels Program Director
Friends of the Earth

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