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 | Apr 25, 2023 | Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Community, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Vote online in the HEA election here, or send your mail-in ballot by May 4. We can’t predict what energy system we’ll have in 2030, but it won’t be the one we have today.Since the 1960s, the majority of our electricity has been fueled by Cook Inlet natural gas. In...
by Ben Boettger | Feb 17, 2023 | Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Local Economies
Cook Inlet natural gas – the fuel for roughly 85% of our region’s electricity – could fall short by 2027, according to a report released in January by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Previous DNR gas supply studies have estimated that prices would...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jan 9, 2023 | Clean Water, Community, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
Cook Inletkeeper runs on your support, yes, your support. You help keep the lights on and the building warm; you help us keep an eye on developments in our state, region, and communities. We help keep our community keen with real stories, real science, and real...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 30, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Press Releases
After canceling the sale in May of 2022, the Biden Administration moved forward with leasing Alaska’s Lower Cook Inlet—resulting in only 1 bid on 1 block out of 193. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 30, 2022 Press Contact: Grace Nolan, grace@team-arc.com; Sue Mauger,...
by Sue Mauger | Dec 29, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
This has been a frustrating year! Yet another Pebble mine comment period. Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet is happening tomorrow despite being canceled in May. The Cook Inlet beluga whale population is not improving. Our carbon emissions continue to go...
