by Cook Inletkeeper | May 18, 2022 | Civics, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Events, Local Economies, Uncategorized
Working together, Alaskans are a powerful force for positive change in our communities. Let’s roll up our sleeves and put local solutions into action! We’ve all seen what happens when outsiders come in and do things without meaningful input from locals: We get...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 28, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies
After a short winter lull, Inletkeeper’s programs start revving up come spring. One program that Kenai Peninsula residents have grown to count on are our annual spring electronics recycling events. This year is no different. Mark your calendars for April 30th for our...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 5, 2022 | Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Salmon and agriculture are two of Alaska’s most important renewable resources. Alaska’s agricultural sectors are growing faster than any other state in the nation. With the formation of both the Alaska Grown Caucus in the Alaska Legislature and the announcement by the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 3, 2022 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Pebble Mine, Salmon
This year will mark 50 years since Congress passed and enacted the Clean Water Act (CWA) after our nation’s rivers literally caught fire. This disregard of pollution was not unique to the Lower 48 as Alaska fishermen were finding blobs of oil floating in the...
by Sue Mauger | Dec 23, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon, Uncategorized
You look at seed catalogs in December. You buy snow blowers in June. You mend nets in August. You prepare for your future guided by your hopes for the future. So let’s all brush aside the fog of uncertainty clouding our vision over these last 18 months and...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 21, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Uncategorized
The past 18 months have illuminated the tremendous unsustainable practices and social inequities throughout many sectors, including our globalized food system. We have seen food processors fall ill from lack of sick leave and protective equipment. Severely delayed...
