Inletkeeper Blog
How Do We Create a Circular Economy for Electronic Devices?
Since 2006 our electronic recycling programs on the Peninsula have diverted over 600,000 lbs of toxic electronic waste from our landfills, keeping many useful minerals in circulation. To do this, we partner with six different transportation entities, six non-profit and tribal organizations, dozens of generous volunteers, and a handful of other professional service providers.
Donlin Mine Set to Impact Alaskans’ Utility Bills
Alarm bells will be ringing for Southcentral Alaska if Donlin Mine pursues Cook Inlet natural gas to fuel its proposed massive gold mining operation in Western Alaska, with detrimental consequences for Alaskans’ utility bills. Cook Inletkeeper has just released an economic report: Cook Inlet Natural Gas Market Outlook with Incremental Demand from Donlin Mine, which outlines how much NOVAGOLD and Donlin Gold LLC’s energy needs will cost Southcentral Alaska residents and businesses.
Susitna Basin Recreational Rivers Plan Comment Period Ends March 5th
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released the Public Review Draft of the Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers Management Plan for public review and comment. Following the public review period, DNR intends to adopt the plan with any changes that may...
The Sausage-Making Factory
In a deliberative democracy, ideas that may start off rough have a chance to be polished and cleaned on the way to becoming policy. In legislative hearings, bills are scrutinized from many angles by many stakeholders. Although the process can be frustrating to watch,...
Beginning & Young AK Farmers Network: A Path Forward
The growth in local food production is evident in the thriving farmers markets across the state. The number of markets has quadrupled, growing from 13 in 2006 to 56 markets in 2021, making farmers markets one of the most successful and sustainable agricultural...
HEA Renewable Goal Repealed
Homer Electric Association's directors have abandoned the co-op's goal of becoming 50% renewable by 2025. At their Dec. 12 meeting, board members voted 6-3 to rescind the renewable goal and subsequently approved a new policy for HEA to "to encourage future development...
Joy Comes in the Morning
As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the misty morning haze, anticipation coursed through my veins. You are not supposed to watch your rod tip, waiting for it to bow to the secrets that lie beneath the glacier-fed waters (a watched kettle never boils), and...
Electronics Recycling is a Path to a Just Renewable Energy Future
In service to the Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu watershed and the living communities it supports, Inletkeeper is unwavering in our commitment to serving as both hardrock mining watchdogs and renewable energy advocates. Despite the prevailing rhetoric driven by the mining...
Science to Conservation Outcomes
BRIDGING THE "DATA TRANSFER" GAP In the field of conservation, it is not uncommon for researchers to end their grant reports and journal articles with an inspiring statement about the value of the study for land managers in their efforts to protect biodiversity,...
Be a Hero: Eat, Shop, Support LOCAL
As we approach the holiday season, full of gatherings centered around food and family, supporting local shops and artists is an especially powerful way to have a positive impact. It may just be the perfect solution that saves our watershed and the world! The raw...