by Ben Boettger | Aug 16, 2023 | AK LNG, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government
The Paris Agreement seeks to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to give the planet a decent chance of avoiding the worst outcomes of climate change. To hit this target, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for reducing...
by Ben Boettger | Jul 14, 2023 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies
It’s been a little over a year since Hilcorp warned the local utilities, which depend on their gas supply, not to rely on future supply contracts from them. Since then, our four regional electric co-ops and gas distributor ENSTAR have been studying the cost and...
by Ben Boettger | Jun 16, 2023 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat
In a recent decision hitting Hilcorp with a $265,500 fine for violating an approved drilling plan, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) cited the company’s “track record of regulatory noncompliance.” It sounds a lot like the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | May 8, 2023 | Clean Water, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
On April 25th, Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act – a bill that represents an unprecedented rollback of protections for federal public lands and prioritizes the interests of mining...
by Bridget Maryott | Apr 20, 2023 | AK LNG, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Salmon
The Biden administration just approved exports from the Alaska LNG project, another carbon bomb that will lock us into 30 more years of planet-warming emissions. This massive $38 billion project involves building an 800-mile natural gas pipeline from the North Slope...
by Bridget Maryott | Mar 14, 2023 | Civics, Clean Water, Government, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine
Wetland permits are critical to large mining and other industrial operations. The Dunleavy Administration, DEC, and mine promoters want to control wetland permitting to streamline the industrialization of areas like the Bristol Bay watershed. Unable to prevail...
