Inletkeeper Blog
Saying NO to Massive Mines
We are finally experiencing the last ripples of Pebble mine. After decades of powerful advocacy, extensive salmon research, and strong tribal voices, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vetoed the proposed copper mine threatening the headwaters of Bristol Bay in...
How much risk are we willing to accept?
To that end, our goal in 2023 is to get Lower Cook Inlet removed from all future oil & gas leasing plans. We continue to pressure the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to reject Hilcorp’s one bid from last year’s Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet. Hilcorp has proven itself to be a bad actor with a history of noncompliance, health and safety violations, leaks, and spills. No string of promises can overshadow this terrible track record.
Paper Cuts Through Clutter
The last few years have brought a barrage of shifts in the communications landscape. While this playing field has always changed rapidly, the continued monopolization of media outlets and growing mistrust in traditional and social media outlets on the heels of a...
The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Is A Dangerous and Misleading Example Of Corporate Welfare Amidst The Critical Minerals Mining Boom
On April 25th, Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act - a bill that represents an unprecedented rollback of protections for federal public lands and prioritizes the interests of mining companies...
Convert Enthusiasm into Renewable Energy
Vote online in the HEA election here, or send your mail-in ballot by May 4. We can’t predict what energy system we’ll have in 2030, but it won’t be the one we have today.Since the 1960s, the majority of our electricity has been fueled by Cook Inlet natural gas. In...
Interrupting the Mine to Landfill Pipeline
The demand for the latest phone, gaming device, or even vacuum seems to be holding steady, if not growing. From mineral mining to landfills, every stage of the electronic evolution has detrimental impacts to the health of the Cook Inlet watershed. By growing...
We Are Not the Last Frontier for Resource Development
The Biden administration just approved exports from the Alaska LNG project, another carbon bomb that will lock us into 30 more years of planet-warming emissions. This massive $38 billion project involves building an 800-mile natural gas pipeline from the North Slope...
Why we endorse Levine over Jones for HEA
This post was co-authored by organizers Ben Boettger and Satchel Pondolfino Inletkeeper takes great care to endorse HEA candidates who understand that diversifying energy is not only essential for our climate, but also for stabilizing rates and maintaining energy...
Seismic Testing North Of Anchor Point
A Hilcorp contractor – SAExploration Seismic Services - is seeking a Miscellaneous Land Use Permit from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to conduct a seismic survey this spring. To conduct the survey, SAE will detonate explosive shocks at 55-feet...
Your Power, Your Vote: Pro-Renewable Candidates for the HEA Board
In April Inletkeeper will be supporting three pro-renewable energy candidates for the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors. In District 1 (Kenai-Nikiski), candidate Rob Ernst is a commercial fisherman and teacher recently retired from Nikiski High School. A...