Inletkeeper Blog
The Sausage-Making Factory
In a deliberative democracy, ideas that may start off rough have a chance to be polished and cleaned on the way to becoming policy. In legislative hearings, bills are scrutinized from many angles by many stakeholders. Although the process can be frustrating to watch,...
Beginning & Young AK Farmers Network: A Path Forward
The growth in local food production is evident in the thriving farmers markets across the state. The number of markets has quadrupled, growing from 13 in 2006 to 56 markets in 2021, making farmers markets one of the most successful and sustainable agricultural...
HEA Renewable Goal Repealed
Homer Electric Association's directors have abandoned the co-op's goal of becoming 50% renewable by 2025. At their Dec. 12 meeting, board members voted 6-3 to rescind the renewable goal and subsequently approved a new policy for HEA to "to encourage future development...
Joy Comes in the Morning
As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the misty morning haze, anticipation coursed through my veins. You are not supposed to watch your rod tip, waiting for it to bow to the secrets that lie beneath the glacier-fed waters (a watched kettle never boils), and...
Electronics Recycling is a Path to a Just Renewable Energy Future
In service to the Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu watershed and the living communities it supports, Inletkeeper is unwavering in our commitment to serving as both hardrock mining watchdogs and renewable energy advocates. Despite the prevailing rhetoric driven by the mining...
Science to Conservation Outcomes
BRIDGING THE "DATA TRANSFER" GAP In the field of conservation, it is not uncommon for researchers to end their grant reports and journal articles with an inspiring statement about the value of the study for land managers in their efforts to protect biodiversity,...
Be a Hero: Eat, Shop, Support LOCAL
As we approach the holiday season, full of gatherings centered around food and family, supporting local shops and artists is an especially powerful way to have a positive impact. It may just be the perfect solution that saves our watershed and the world! The raw...
Judge Orders ADF&G to Reinstate Jet Ski Ban in Kachemak Bay
Personal Watercraft Not Allowed (again) in Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Homer, AK - Alaska Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman ruled in favor of plaintiffs: Cook Inletkeeper, Kachemak Bay Conservation Society, Friends of Kachemak Bay State...
Energy security task force
In February, Gov. Dunleavy created the Alaska Energy Security Task Force by executive order and charged them with making plans to lower the state's energy costs. The Task Force intends to deliver a Statewide Energy Master Plan by Dec. 1 and is now taking public...
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) Are A Way Forward for Local Energy
When the Legislature reconvenes in January, Alaskans will have an opportunity to change our energy system through a pair of bills requiring the four southcentral utilities to get 80% of their energy from renewable power by 2040. This is not only a necessary solution...