A Delaware-registered company called DeepGreen has filed an initial permit application to study a hyperscale underwater data center in the Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu forelands region, a geographical bottleneck near Nikiski. Applying for this federal permit allows DeepGreen to study the feasibility of the project and prevents someone else from...
An underwater data center is being proposed in the waters of Tikahtnu | Cook Inlet in the Forelands region near Nikiski. The proposal comes from a newly registered company called DeepGreen, based in Delaware. Until November 2, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be taking comments from the public about the data center proposal....
On August 23rd, a California-based engineering company called Rainmaker conducted an experiment over the lower Kenai Peninsula to test the effectiveness of its cloud-seeding technology. They flew several drones that released about 375g of silver iodide via flares overnight. The company estimates they generated 18.8 million gallons of additional...
In 2001, the US Department of Agriculture instituted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protected nearly 60 million acres from road construction and timber harvesting across the US. Some of our most important intact forests were designated as Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) under the rule, including the Chugach and Tongass National...
Ever wonder how Jan makes a chowder with such depth of flavor? Or how your neighbor’s dog became so glossy and lustrous? These might be a few signs that your friends and neighbors are using 100% of their catch. We have all heard stories from folks with their own unique use for their salmon. Homer Drawdown is collecting this community wisdom,...
In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has pushed through three new federal rules that gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes repeal the ESA’s definition of “harm,” strip protections from threatened species, and hand more power to oil, gas, and mining companies to decide what counts as critical habitat. The administration...
You may have noticed some changes at the Homer Transfer Facility recently. Thanks to the initiative of our local volunteers, together with the expertise of facility staff and borough employees, changes proposed by Homer Drawdown are being realized. Several possible improvements began to take shape after a frigid March tour of the facility and a...
Thanks to the support of our community partners, generous donors, and the hard work of a dedicated group of volunteers, Electronics Recycling 2026 was a great success. Across the peninsula, we diverted over 36,000 lbs of electronics from our local landfills this year. Thanks to ReGroup, Sustainable Seward, and Ninilchik Health and Wellness Club,...
It is difficult to complete the most basic tasks in our modern society without consumer electronics. Computers are ubiquitous, and we depend on them to establish our identity, file a tax return, or stay in touch with our loved ones. Even the word ‘computer’ sounds old-fashioned as devices have expanded in variety, function, and necessity to our...
Homer Drawdown is a community-led, grassroots organization working to sequester carbon, reduce emissions, and ultimately fight the climate crisis that affects us all. Composed of volunteers from the local area, the group follows the framework outlined in the book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. No...
