by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 2, 2021 | Bears, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon, Uncategorized
Fat Bear Week brings the wonder and joy of our Cook Inlet bears to people around the world! This year–for the fourth time!!–Otis (or brown bear 480) was crowned king! Otis–relying on the amazing rich nutrients in Katmai–ended the season...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 24, 2021 | Civics, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
This Thursday is complex. Many of us grew up spending the day with friends and family celebrating Thanksgiving. But Thursday is also a National Day of Mourning where we must remember our nation’s tragic history with the indigenous peoples who have called North America...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 17, 2021 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat
International politics, law, and negotiation are crazy things. They are essential for world-wide problems where without global commitment, we cannot likely achieve an outcome; but at the same time incredibly frustrating and more aspirational than proactive in trying...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 15, 2021 | Bears, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Over the last fifty years, U.S. waters have been affected by almost 50 oil spills over 420,000 gallons. A few of the most famous are: Santa Barbara, California (1969): 3 million gallons spilled from an offshore platform blowout creating a 35...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 10, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Last week we asked you – our Inletkeepers – to stand up for Lower Cook Inlet and say “no” to the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Lower Cook Inlet. If you haven’t already signed the petition, please do so at inletkeeper.org/ls258 – and then share...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 2, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Central to most Alaskan’s plates are salmon and other foods from the sea. It’s hard to visit Kachemak Bay without also enjoying fresh oysters or beer-battered fish. Halibut and salmon are common freezer staples all year long. It’s hard to imagine Alaska without this...
