Inletkeeper Blog
Mike Dunleavy & the Billionaire Koch Brothers Fiddle While Alaska Burns
The recent heat wave and forest fires ravaging Alaska are yet another reminder that the Last Frontier lies on the front lines of rapid climate change. Through the smoky haze, however, one thing remains clear: the billionaire Koch Brothers have their hands around the...
House of Representatives Vote to Block Funding for Pebble Mine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 House of Representatives Vote to Block Funding for Pebble Mine.Representative Don Young wants to “Look at the Science.” Homer, AK - Today, the House of Representatives passed amendment 90, “The Huffman Amendment” to the Energy and...
DUNLEAVY TO INCREASE INDUSTRY POLLUTION IN COOK INLET FISHERIES
Cook Inletkeeper today called-out the Dunleavy Administration for weakening a key Clean Water Act permit that will allow the oil and gas industry to increase toxic dumping in prime salmon, halibut, and beluga whale habitat. The proposed permit covers oil and gas...
Bear Viewing is Big Business in Cook Inlet. But Don’t Ask the Pebble People.
New study shows bear viewing industry supports nearly 500 jobs and more than $34 million in sales annually See Report Summary here & Full Report here. We’re getting tired talking about what a stupid idea it is to put a giant, toxic hole in the headwaters of the...
Update: Pebble Keeps Feeding the Swamp to Push Dead-End Mine
In May 2019, Inletkeeper released a report (see below) showing the pile of money Pebble is spending on high-end lobbyists to influence the Trump Administration's so-called "permitting process." The report showed that since the beginning of the Trump administration,...
How Much Are Alaska’s Most Outstanding Waters Worth to You?
UPDATE: February 2020. The Alaska Miners Association failed to secure passage of legislation to prevent Alaskans from protecting our most important water resources last session. So, what's a well-heeled mining trade group with a fancy lobbyist to do? Keep pushing....
UPDATE! May 17, 2019
Court Dismisses Pebble's Bogus Effort to Silence Fishermen Dunleavy Administration Wastes State Money on Frivolous Lawsuit In April we wrote about Pebble’s ham-fisted attempts to silence Bristol Bay fishermen with a frivolous lawsuit (see below). Today, the...
The Pebble Mine & the Kochtopus
If you’re a semi-conscious Alaskan, you probably know by now the billionaire Koch brothers have their hands around the throat of democracy in the Last Frontier. You may recall how the Koch Brother’s front groups – the Alaska Policy Forum, Power the Future, and...
Pebble Mine:Voices from the Frontline
Featured photo: Michael Melford The Army Corps of Engineers began their public hearings in Naknek, AK on Monday for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the proposed Pebble Mine Plan. At the same time that residents from rural Alaska make arrangements to...
Continued Toxic Oil Dumping in Cook Inlet Fisheries About One Thing: Money
< Submit your Public Comment online here > When I interviewed for my job with Cook Inletkeeper in 1995, the hiring committee handed me a draft Clean Water Act permit for oil and gas discharges in Cook Inlet, and asked me how I would change it to reduce pollution....