by Cook Inletkeeper | Sep 22, 2022 | Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sue Mauger, 907.399.2070, sue@inletkeeper.org Taylor Kendal Smith, 907.802.0534, taylor@inletkeeper.org Ben Boettger, 603.306.1352, ben@inletkeeper.org HOMER, Alaska — Today, the Department of the...
by Ben Boettger | Sep 16, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
80% of Southcentral Alaska’s electricity is generated by natural gas turbines, and about a third of our electric bills go to fueling them. All this gas is extracted from beneath or around Cook Inlet, and for decades this local market has grown increasingly...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 31, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Since our last update, the Inflation Reduction Act passed, bringing with it a mandate to hold Lease Sale 258 in the federal waters of Lower Cook Inlet before the end of 2022. Although we can’t stop this unpopular sale from moving forward, Inletkeeper and partners will...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 3, 2022 | Climate Change, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Cook Inletkeeper has been fighting alongside our supporters for our collective vision of Cook Inlet for the last 27 years. This vision has focused on clean water, healthy salmon, and strong communities. One central theme of this fight has been limiting oil and gas...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jul 28, 2022 | Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering, Inletkeeper (907.235.3459) Marissa Wilson, Executive Director AMCC (907.299.6566) PROPOSED BILL IN CONGRESS IGNORES ALASKANS, WOULD SACRIFICE COOK INLET 40 years of oil and gas development in...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jul 9, 2022 | Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering, Inletkeeper (907.235.3459) Marissa Wilson, AMCC (907.299.6566) PROPOSED NEW OIL & GAS LEASE IN COOK INLET DESPITE...
