by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 15, 2021 | Bears, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Over the last fifty years, U.S. waters have been affected by almost 50 oil spills over 420,000 gallons. A few of the most famous are: Santa Barbara, California (1969): 3 million gallons spilled from an offshore platform blowout creating a 35...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 10, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Last week we asked you – our Inletkeepers – to stand up for Lower Cook Inlet and say “no” to the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Lower Cook Inlet. If you haven’t already signed the petition, please do so at inletkeeper.org/ls258 – and then share...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 2, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Central to most Alaskan’s plates are salmon and other foods from the sea. It’s hard to visit Kachemak Bay without also enjoying fresh oysters or beer-battered fish. Halibut and salmon are common freezer staples all year long. It’s hard to imagine Alaska without this...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 1, 2021 | Bears, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
You are Inletkeeper – and NOW is a critical time to stand up for Cook Inlet. Last Friday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Lower Cook Inlet. We now have 45...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Oct 20, 2021 | Clean Water, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon, Uncategorized
At Inletkeeper, we often talk about the “myth of rigorous permitting.” And the state has provided us with a perfect example of what we mean with their water quality certification of the proposed Donlin Mine. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Oct 6, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon, Uncategorized
Through the Central Kenai Peninsula’s Community Compost project, we’ve learned just how much organic matter matters in our watershed. At number three out of the top 100 solutions to reverse global warming (drawdown.org), reducing food waste will take a huge bite out...