by Loren Barrett | Sep 18, 2025 | Oil & Gas, Lease Sale 258
In 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved Lease Sale 258 without fully considering cumulative impacts to Cook Inlet Belugas, the impact of vessel noise, and alternatives for a reduced sale and meaningful reduction of overall impacts to Cook...
by Bridget Maryott | Jul 16, 2025 | Oil & Gas
When oil spills happen, the industry’s favorite response tool isn’t a mop or a containment boom — it’s a chemical cover-up. Oil dispersants like Corexit 9500A don’t actually clean up oil. They just break it into smaller particles, sinking it out of view. But out...
by Ben Boettger | Dec 18, 2024 | Oil & Gas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Renewable Energy
Our Modern Lives Demand Energy – So We Must Demand Energy We Can Live With — Ben Boettger For about 60 years, natural gas extracted in and around Cook Inlet has provided most of our heat and nearly all our electricity. The gasoline in our cars and planes is produced...
by Loren Barrett | Sep 30, 2024 | Mining, Coalbed Methane, Oil & Gas, West Su Access Road
Protect the Susitna Valley:Renewed Threat of Coalbed Methane Drilling — Loren Barrett The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is once again considering a proposal to open 1.5 million undeveloped acres of the Susitna Valley for gas exploration—a decision that...
by Loren Barrett | Jul 22, 2024 | Johnson Tract Mine, Belugas, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Beluga Protection in Tuxedni Bay — Loren Barrett Following the recent overturning of Lease Sale 258—a significant victory for beluga habitat and recovery—Cook Inletkeeper and The Center for Biological Diversity jointly petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service...
by Bridget Maryott | Jul 19, 2024 | Oil & Gas, Lease Sale 258
Lease Sale 258 Victory! Every Oil Spill Started with a Lease Sale On Tuesday, we celebrated a significant victory as a federal district court judge overturned Lease Sale 258 after we took our case to court! Thanks to your comments, the Interior Department...
