by Loren Barrett | Jan 22, 2025 | Belugas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Mining
The Year Ahead: Defending Alaska’s Future Under a New Administration — Loren Barrett As we round out the first month of the new year, we want to first thank you for helping us meet our end-of-year fundraising goals. Your support ensures that Cook...
by Ben Boettger | Dec 18, 2024 | Oil & Gas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Renewable Energy
Our Modern Lives Demand Energy – So We Must Demand Energy We Can Live With — Ben Boettger For about 60 years, natural gas extracted in and around Cook Inlet has provided most of our heat and nearly all our electricity. The gasoline in our cars and planes is produced...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Dec 18, 2024 | Community, Energy & Alaska
Homer Energy Fair Homer Drawdown is beginning to wrap up its third solution: Climate Smart Homer Homes. To cumulate our efforts, the climate solutions community is hosting the Homer Energy Fair, a one-stop shop to connect Homer area residents with...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Nov 27, 2024 | Renewable Energy, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Heat Pump 101 Wow, how gratifying it is when our community shows up! We unexpectedly filled both virtual and physical rooms with last week’s Heat Pump 101 event in numbers greater than we’ve seen since precovid. If you were not one of the ~130 people in attendance...
by Ben Boettger | Nov 27, 2024 | Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Inletkeeper Supports Raising Net Metering Cap As the Regulatory Commission of Alaska decides whether utilities should be required to connect more member-owned solar installations through net metering, Inletkeeper is highlighting the value of letting members invest in...
by Loren Barrett | Nov 6, 2024 | Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Donlin Gold’s gas pipeline will impact hundreds of wild salmon streams along its 315-mile path from Cook Inlet, over the Alaska Range, to the mine site in the Kuskokwim basin. This corridor – pocked with airstrips, gravel pits and access roads – would open up...
