by Ben Boettger | May 2, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
An abbreviated version of this piece was initially published in our Spring 2022 newsletter. When America began to electrify, lights came on first in cities. It made commercial sense: the city’s affluent could easily foot the cost of power, and urban density...
by Ben Boettger | Apr 6, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Homer Electric Association has officially begun its board of directors election, mailing out ballots on April 4. Use your power in our co-op – vote and mail them back by May 3rd. These often-overlooked elections have deep and long-lasting effects on the lives of...
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 Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 7, 2021 | Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Across the Cook Inlet watershed, railbelt electric co-ops are hosting their board of directors’ elections now. These elections are often overlooked yet they have real measurable effects on individual member-owners and our state at large. In the midst of a global...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 21, 2020 | Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Pebble Mine
First impressions are often telling. Inletkeeper first met with Northern Dynasty in Homer in 2005, before the Candian junior mining interest – which had never before developed a mining project – formed the Pebble Limited Partnership. The meeting was...
