by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 24, 2021 | Civics, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
A few minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef, a glaring navigation hazard in Prince William Sound. The rest is history. Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). And as we look back on the devastation...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 4, 2021 | Bears, Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Cook Inletkeeper today applauded the decision by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to cancel public hearings around the proposed million-acre Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet. BOEM’s move comes in the wake of President Biden’s...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jan 13, 2021 | Bears, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
In the last brutal days of the Trump Administration, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) threw a desperate lifeline to the oil and gas industry. On January 13, BOEM released a rushed and haphazard draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to pave the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jan 1, 2021 | Arts, Energy & Alaska, Local Economies
What is the common thread between Concord, NH; Denton, TX; Norman, OK and a growing number of American cities? They all have a commitment to 100% clean energy within the next 30 years. The transition from fossil fuels to renewables is inevitable. What’s not inevitable...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 23, 2020 | Local Economies
To say it’s been a wild and uncertain year would be an understatement. The pandemic lockdown started just as markets and farmers around Alaska were preparing for a busy summer growing season. Would markets be allowed to open? What would farmers do with all their...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 10, 2020 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon, Uncategorized
This past week, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council sent shockwaves across Alaska when it abruptly closed commercial salmon fishing in the federal waters of Lower Cook Inlet. The closure resulted from the State of Alaska’s blanket refusal to work with the...
