by Ben Boettger | Apr 6, 2022 | Civics, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Events
Homer Electric Association has officially begun its board of directors election, mailing out ballots on April 4. Use your power in our co-op – vote and mail them back by May 3rd. These often-overlooked elections have deep and long-lasting effects on the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 3, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Pebble Mine, Salmon
This year will mark 50 years since Congress passed and enacted the Clean Water Act (CWA) after our nation’s rivers literally caught fire. This disregard of pollution was not unique to the Lower 48 as Alaska fishermen were finding blobs of oil floating in the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 8, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Almost a million acres in the Susitna Basin are under threat by a plan by the state to issue two licenses for exploration and possibly future drilling for Coalbed methane. (links to the state documents below) Take action here – this link will take you to a form...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 3, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska
Like the rest of the world, we at Inletkeeper are watching the Russian invasion unfold in Ukraine. Our heart goes out to those caught in the crossfire and those fearing for the safety of friends and family. While we have been processing this crisis, we also are...
by Sue Mauger | Mar 1, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon, Uncategorized
Cook Inletkeeper has been keeping a watchful eye on the west side of the Susitna River for years. When the state of Alaska permitted a 315-mile right-of-way for a gas pipeline to fuel the proposed Donlin Gold Mine, cutting a massive swath from Cook Inlet, over the...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Dec 24, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Events, Healthy Habitat
How does a community organizer cultivate and captivate a room full of energy without sharing physical space? What draws people in when gathering and sharing a meal just isn’t possible? If there is one thing organizing during a pandemic has taught me it is that...
