by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 10, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Last week we asked you – our Inletkeepers – to stand up for Lower Cook Inlet and say “no” to the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Lower Cook Inlet. If you haven’t already signed the petition, please do so at inletkeeper.org/ls258 – and then share...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 2, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Central to most Alaskan’s plates are salmon and other foods from the sea. It’s hard to visit Kachemak Bay without also enjoying fresh oysters or beer-battered fish. Halibut and salmon are common freezer staples all year long. It’s hard to imagine Alaska without this...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 1, 2021 | Bears, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
You are Inletkeeper – and NOW is a critical time to stand up for Cook Inlet. Last Friday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Lower Cook Inlet. We now have 45...
by Sue Mauger | Oct 20, 2021 | Climate Change
As I read the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report (IPCC Sixth Assessment, Summary for Policymakers 2021), I was surprised. Not by the content. We have been hearing about wildfire and floods and melting glaciers for years. We have read we have until...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Oct 19, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Uncategorized
Image credit: 2017 Human Mosaic Aerial Art; Lead Artist: Mavis Muller; Photographer: John Newton The science is clear and lacking a hint of doubt – human activity is driving the degree and pace of climate change. While the data and scientific community have...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Oct 14, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska
In case you do not get our quarterly newsletter, Stand to Protect Lower Cook Inlet was originally printed there. If you want to get our print newsletter, you can do so by becoming a member here! Stand to Protect Lower Cook Inlet: www.tinyurl.com/LeaseSale258 Update:...