by Inletkeeper | Jul 22, 2024 | blogs, climate, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska
Little Mount Susitna Wind Farm — Ben Boettger Earlier this month, Cook Inletkeeper commented in support of leasing state land to a planned 271-megawatt windfarm on Little Mount Susitna, a windy plateau west of its big sister, Mount Susitna, commonly known as Sleeping...
by Inletkeeper | Jul 19, 2024 | blogs, climate, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
Lease Sale 258 Victory! Every Oil Spill Started with a Lease Sale On Tuesday, we celebrated a significant victory as a federal district court judge overturned Lease Sale 258 after we took our case to court! Thanks to your comments, the Interior Department...
by Inletkeeper | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, climate, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Keep the Net Metering Program Running — Josie Oliva Net metering is under fire in the Homer Electric Association (HEA) boardroom. The HEA Net Metering Program is open to all retail members. It provides an opportunity for members to install and use certain types of...
by Inletkeeper | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Mining, Pebble Mine
Donlin Equals Disaster — Quentin Simeon Donlin Gold is more than just a mine, it is a disaster waiting to happen… If completed, the Donlin project would be the largest open-pit gold mine on Earth, located in one of the more remote places in the world. The...
by Inletkeeper | May 28, 2024 | blogs, climate, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska
It’s never been a secret that tides in the Forelands region – the 10-mile bottleneck where Cook Inlet squeezes between the Kenai and Kustatan Peninsulas – are full of energy. Drift netters know it, and so does the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In...
by Inletkeeper | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Community, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Local Economies
Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors election wrapped up on May 2nd at the Annual Meeting of the Members. The Board remains unchanged as all three incumbents were reelected. The pro-renewable minority retains three seats, with the other six directors...
