When the environment’s protectors ally themselves with its looters, it falls to local people and local institutions to defend the waters and ecosystems on which we depend. With the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency bowing to fossil fuel interests, Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu is on the chopping block. This is our home, not a...
Join Our Team: Community Organizer (Part-Time – Homer, AK) Cook Inletkeeper is hiring a Community Organizer to help strengthen local climate action and community engagement on the Lower Kenai Peninsula! This position will play a key role in advancing Homer Drawdown, a community-led effort to implement local climate solutions, and in coordinating...
When oil spills happen, the industry's favorite response tool isn’t a mop or a containment boom — it’s a chemical cover-up. Oil dispersants like Corexit 9500A don’t actually clean up oil. They just break it into smaller particles, sinking it out of view. But out of sight doesn’t mean safe. In fact, dispersants mixed with oil can be more toxic...
A Taste of Togetherness: The Power of Community in Local Food Systems “This partnership has impacted our village and community program positively. I did not know some of the vegetables…the Elders had stories of how they would prepare [them]. It was very exciting to get fresh vegetables and get help with preparation tips for the [ones] I...
Take Action: Wild Salmon Still Need Water — Sue Mauger Wild salmon define who we are as Alaskans; they shape our cultures, feed our families, and support our local economies. Yet today, Alaska’s laws and rules contain few hard and fast safeguards to protect the water and other habitats salmon need to thrive. More specifically, there is no...
West Susitna Access Road Project — Sue Mauger UPDATE (8/19/2024): The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities has refused to extend the short 30-day comment period beyond August 23rd, so NOW it's time to submit your comments about this industrial road project! You can submit comments online: https://westsuaccess.com/comments/...
Net Metering Continues at HEA — Josie Oliva Thank you to everyone who made comments to the Homer Electric Association (HEA) Board by calling, emailing, and attending the board meeting and showing your support for the net metering program. The good news is that the HEA board did NOT hold a vote on a resolution to suspend all future net metering...
IRA Charitable Distributions: A Tax-Free Opportunity — Loren Barrett If you’re reading Keeper News, I do not need to tell you the many reasons to give. At Inletkeeper, we envision equitable and thriving communities within a resilient Cook Inlet watershed. Your support is crucial to achieving this vision. Whether through recurring donations,...
Little Mount Susitna Wind Farm — Ben Boettger Earlier this month, Cook Inletkeeper commented in support of leasing state land to a planned 271-megawatt windfarm on Little Mount Susitna, a windy plateau west of its big sister, Mount Susitna, commonly known as Sleeping Lady. Chugach Electric Association – which would buy power from the windfarm's...
Lease Sale 258 Victory! Every Oil Spill Started with a Lease Sale On Tuesday, we celebrated a significant victory as a federal district court judge overturned Lease Sale 258 after we took our case to court! Thanks to your comments, the Interior Department initially canceled Lease Sale 258 in May 2022. However, it was resurrected with a...
