Inletkeeper Spring 2021 Print Newsletter
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As Alaskans, we have a choice. We can live within and maintain the natural systems that sustain us. Or we can deplete and dominate and abuse them, then pretend they’ll support us when we’re done.
Today, we’re clearly following the latter path.
Read our full post on Donlin up on the blog now.
Donlin Mine: Alaska's Poster Child for Reckless Development
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Jason Brune's recent decision on the Donlin Mine highlights the anti-science, anti-Alaskan bias baked into Alaska's environmental permitting regime.The places we love are changing before our eyes. #ProtectWhatYouLoveWhat a difference 11 years make - two ground truthers' photos of Grewingk Glacier from the same place, the second taken the day before yesterday.
"...the overall message that remains is that drainage of only a small part turns the entire northern peatland resource into a net carbon source. Though peatlands indeed are carbon sinks in their pristine state, they should also be seen as carbon bombs, which explode whenever they are damaged. Keep them wet!"
Our Homer Drawdown folks are hard at work making sure our local peatlands remain in their pristine state. Find out how Homer Drawdown will be putting peatlands on the map this summer at www.homerdrawdown.info
An enormous missing contribution to global warming may have been right under our feet
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A new study finds a massive, previously unknown contribution to climate change in the form of human conversion of peatlands.We're often led to believe that the climate crisis will need to be solved through individual actions. We're also told that those individual actions won't be enough. Through our community climate conversations, we were able to reframe our thinking and draw on the power of Middle-Out Change.
Middle-Out Change is the magical space between individual actions and policies or intergovernmental agreements. Small groups of people and communities can join together to make meaningful change for climate action. Solarize the Kenai, Central Peninsula Community Compost, and peatland protections in Homer are all solutions that use the power of Middle-Out change.
Head to inletkeeper.org/actionkit to learn more and check out our Climate ActionKit, video series & resources that we've compiled to help you create change in your community!
#ClimateAction #Drawdown #cleanwater #healthysalmon #strongcommunities
How about a close line instead of a dryer?
Listen to episode 12 of Salmonfest Radio “You Can’t Eat Gold” and get to know the Colorado mountain grass tunes of The Sweet Lillies through recordings of their 2019 Salmonfest mainstage performance. Then join us for their backstage interview to learn more about the band and appreciation they hold for Alaskan’s authentic nature and ease and welcome they feel each time they have an opportunity to visit and perform in our state.
Salmonfest Radio is available on all podcast platforms and at salmonfestradio.podbean.com
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From Roe to River and Back Again: Deepening Water Curiosity & the Life Cycle of Data
By Claire Babbott-Bryan, Climate Change and Wild Salmon Intern I’ve been a water nerd my whole life. It began, as it so often does, with the third-grade interdisciplinary river unit. In English class, we wrote poetry personifying the local biota. In art, we crafted ceramic salmon plaques. My favorite was science class, where we learned […]
