Big Cruise is contributing to historic manatee die-offs. Donate $10 now and your gift will be TRIPLED to fight back and protect our planet this Earth Day.
It's only April, and 243 manatees have already died this year — surpassing death tolls from the same time period in 2024 and 2023. Pollution and lack of food are driving them to the brink.
All the while, the cruise industry is wreaking havoc: recklessly dumping and emitting massive quantities of CO2. These emissions are contributing to blocking the growth of seagrass, an essential food source for manatees. And every day, a mid-sized cruise ship can emit 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.
Greedy cruise companies are exploiting weak regulations to get away with even more dumping – and they're lobbying and SUING to stop coastal communities from trying to rein in cruise expansion and pollution. We MUST hold Big Cruise and all corporate polluters accountable. That’s why we’re working to strengthen regulations for the cruise industry – including EPA and state-level wastewater regulations, as well as emissions reductions. But we rely on the membership support of activists like you to help fuel these fights and more – so we’re counting on you to keep up the momentum and help us reach our Earth Day goal today. Every gift today up to our $335,000 goal will be MATCHED $2-to-$1 to make TRIPLE the impact and help hold Big Cruise accountable and protect our only Earth. But this rare match extension ends at midnight TONIGHT – so please don't wait.
Greedy corporations are wreaking havoc for the sake of profit. Fight back and rush a 3X matched $10 gift before our midnight deadline!
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