Dear John,
Summer seems like the best time for a nice family cruise. But your next cruise vacation could spell destruction for oceanic wildlife, especially a family of whales.
Recently, Carnival Corporation’s cruises all received Fs on the Friends of the Earth cruise ship report card. They pollute our air. They’ve spilled toxic oil in our oceans. And they dumped contaminated” gray water” into Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park.
But time and again, these toxic vessels are allowed to pass through Glacier Bay’s pristine waters. It’s time for the National Park Service to revoke Carnival’s pass to pollute. With your help John we can convince the agency to strip Carnival’s permit to sail through Glacier Bay!
Take action now: Tell the National Park Service to revoke Carnival’s permit to sail through Glacier Bay!
National Parks were created to preserve natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment and education of all. Polluting these incredible places is counter to that mission. And letting a repeat offender like Carnival continue sailing through these pristine waters is unconscionable.
To date, Carnival Corp. has illegally dumped over 600,000 gallons of sewage and gray water along with over 11,000 gallons of food waste into the ocean. It has repeatedly violated environmental law, and when caught, still violated regulations, even while on criminal probation!
Carnival Corp. cruise ships can only enter Glacier Bay waters because they have a special permit. And though Congress manages these contracts, the Park Service implements and enforces them. The Park Service plays a critical role in whether or not these permits continue. Carnival has no business in our oceans or our iconic wild places when it continues to illegally pollute.
Now, the Park Service needs to hear this message from people like you. Even if you’ve never been to Glacier Bay National Park, you still have a voice in how our national parks are managed and protected. They need to know that engaged environmentalists like you want our parks protected from oil spills, wastewater dumping, and other negative cruise ship impacts.
Make your voice heard: Tell the National Park Service to ban Carnival Corp. and its ships from entering Glacier Bay!
It is appalling that the Park Service is willing to allow a repeat offender to enter the protected and fragile waters of Glacier Bay. Carnival’s pollution over the years can be compared to environmental disasters like the Exxon Valdez oil spill. However, since it happens over time and in hundreds of incidents, rather than a single event, its destruction flies under the radar.
This a clear case of the Trump Administration putting corporate profits over protecting our wildlife and iconic wild places. But the Park Service isn’t accountable to corporations. As a public agency, it’s accountable to everyday people like you and me.
The Park Service should use its power to protect our pristine parks and iconic wildlife. But it’s up to engaged environmentalists like you and me to demand the agency does its job and protects Glacier Bay! Can we count on your support, John?
Help send 35,000 comments: Demand the Park Service ban Carnival Corp. from Glacier Bay for the damage it caused to our oceans and coastal communities.
Standing with you,
Marcie Keever,
Oceans and vessels program director,
Friends of the Earth
