by Bridget Maryott | Jul 2, 2024 | Arts, blogs, Clean Water, Cook Inlet
From Montana to Alaska:Embracing Climate Change Through Art— Bonnie Dana For each of us, climate change has – or soon will – influence our lives regardless of where we live or what we enjoy. As someone born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, where summers consist of...
by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Keep the Net Metering Program Running — Josie Oliva Net metering is under fire in the Homer Electric Association (HEA) boardroom. The HEA Net Metering Program is open to all retail members. It provides an opportunity for members to install and use certain types of...
by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining, Pebble Mine
Donlin Equals Disaster — Quentin Simeon Donlin Gold is more than just a mine, it is a disaster waiting to happen… If completed, the Donlin project would be the largest open-pit gold mine on Earth, located in one of the more remote places in the world. The...
by Bridget Maryott | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
It is estimated that Cook Inlet contains about a third of the potential tidal energy of the United States, a resource that could provide roughly 15 times the entire Railbelt’s annual electricity consumption. It’s never been a secret that tides in the Forelands...
by Bridget Maryott | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Community, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies
Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors election wrapped up on May 2nd at the Annual Meeting of the Members. The Board remains unchanged as all three incumbents were reelected. The pro-renewable minority retains three seats, with the other six directors...
by Bridget Maryott | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Mining
As Inletkeeper hustles to organize the many, many logistics required to move electronics off the Peninsula and up to Central Recycling Services in Anchorage, we consider more deeply what it would take to create a true circular economy for our electronics consumption....
