by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 24, 2022 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
On this date 33 years ago, Alaskans experienced the oiling of Prince William Sound and beyond. You know the story – Bligh Reef, drunk captain, North Slope crude oil. A disastrous trifecta that fouled our waters and shoreline resulting in the most significant...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 8, 2022 | Climate Change, Coalbed Methane, Energy & Alaska, Mining
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, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
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 | Climate Change, Coalbed Methane, Energy & Alaska, West Su Access Road
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 Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 16, 2022 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Government
The Alaska State government has an incredible responsibility to protect Alaska and Alaskans from oil spills and leaks. The state often says “trust us” we are doing enough. The state is re-doing the regulations on oil spill prevention and response and Inletkeeper has...
by Sue Mauger | Dec 23, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Salmon are no canaries. They have robust life-history strategies and diverse habitat needs. If we keep their freshwater habitat cold, clean and intact and their marine food web stable without large blobs of warm water, wild Pacific salmon will persist and continue to...