by David Knight | Dec 1, 2022 | Climate Change, Community, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Just weeks after January 6th 2021, a moment in U.S. history when dark clouds of hopelessnessand anxiousness overshadowed what should have been a celebration of democracy, AmandaGorman became the youngest inaugural poet, reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” at...
by Sue Mauger | Dec 1, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
It’s easy to feel alone in the conviction that now is the time to stop developingnew oil & gas leases in Alaska. In 2022, we’ve seen Congress mandate that Lease Sale 258 in the federal watersof Lower Cook Inlet move forward before the end of the year; and the...
by Bridget Maryott | Nov 30, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), we saw steps forward on climate and clean energy but also steps backward, burdened with expanded oil & gas leasing and fast-tracked mining in Alaska. Linking clean energy development to decades of continued...
by Ben Boettger | Sep 16, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
80% of Southcentral Alaska’s electricity is generated by natural gas turbines, and about a third of our electric bills go to fueling them. All this gas is extracted from beneath or around Cook Inlet, and for decades this local market has grown increasingly...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 31, 2022 | Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Since our last update, the Inflation Reduction Act passed, bringing with it a mandate to hold Lease Sale 258 in the federal waters of Lower Cook Inlet before the end of 2022. Although we can’t stop this unpopular sale from moving forward, Inletkeeper and partners will...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 3, 2022 | Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Cook Inletkeeper has been fighting alongside our supporters for our collective vision of Cook Inlet for the last 27 years. This vision has focused on clean water, healthy salmon, and strong communities. One central theme of this fight has been limiting oil and gas...
