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📍 Tikahtnu. Inletkeeper acknowledges that Dena'ina, Alutiiq, and Sugpiaq people who have been in community here long before the occupations of settler culture.
his summer we met Baby Keeper — a reminder of what still thrives here, and what’s at stake.

Your support helps to keep our waters, salmon, and lands healthy for all who depend on them. 🫎💧
Give today → www.inletkeeper.org/donate
#protectwhatyoulove #YouAreInletkeeper
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A gold mine is being eyed in Lake Clark National Park, threatening salmon, brown bears, and endangered Cook Inlet belugas. The Johnson Tract project risks our ecosystems and local livelihoods.

Roads and trucks don’t belong in Lake Clark’s wild heart. Join us in defending it.
#protectwhatyoulove
Inside one of Alaska’s national parks, a fight looms over a possible gold mine | Alaska Beacon
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc., which may develop a gold mine.
alaskabeacon.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Billions of gallons of toxic waste flow into Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu each year. Now, oil Lease Sale 258 looms, risking vital beluga habitat and the fish that sustain our communities.

Get informed & take action:
#protectwhatyoulove #youareinletkeeper #leasesale258
The Planet Burners Come for Tikahtnu - Inletkeeper
Every oil spill begins with a lease sale. Every rig, every tanker, every trench brings us closer to the day Tikahtnu is transformed from a vibrant, life-sustaining watershed into an industrial sacrifi...
inletkeeper.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🎥 Hear from Bob Shavelson on the dangers of oil Lease Sale 258.

BOEM is rushing ahead without public hearings—silencing Alaskans who know these waters best.

✍️ Raise your voice for Tikahtnu: bit.ly/4qNuTbq
#ProtectWhatYouLove #YouAreInletkeeper #LeaseSale258
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Generations of Alaska Native stewardship are at stake.

Marina, Claudine & Sonny Haynes — CIRI shareholders & fishers — warn that the Johnson Tract mine threatens endangered Cook Inlet belugas.

We stand with them for Tikahtnu, & the waters that sustain us.
#ProtectCookInlet #Beluga #YouCantEatGold
Opinion: As CIRI shareholders, we value Cook Inlet belugas over a gold mine
We’re an Alaska Native family with history on Cook Inlet going back centuries. This project won’t be good for these protected whales.
adn.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Big news for clean energy in Alaska! ☀️ Chugach Electric just approved the 10 MW Beluga Solar Project—the largest in the state. It’ll help power the western side of Cook Inlet, cut 155K+ tons of carbon, and save members money with federal tax credits. #Alaska #RenewableEnergy
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Can we grow food and generate solar power on the same land?

UAF’s Houston solar farm just proved it’s possible—pairing 8 megawatts of panels with crops.

These solutions are smart, local, and resilient—just what our communities need.
#CleanEnergy #Alaska #EnergyIndependence
Alaska Tests a Theory: Solar Farms Help Nearby Crops Grow
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
See those tiny white dots in the Johnson River? They’re belugas, back in their winter feeding grounds in Tuxedni Bay. But their home’s at risk from the Johnson Tract Mine & port in Tuxedni Bay. Sign to protect Cook Inlet belugas: inletkeeper.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/make-t...

#ProtectTikahtnu
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dunleavy’s new Admin Order 360 is a fast-track to losing our voice.

No expert review. No real public input. Open season for Outside industry — and Alaska’s lands, waters, & wildlife on the line.

#protectcookinlet #youcanteatgold #alaska #cookinlet
Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska | Alaska Beacon
A new administrative order seeks to radically reduce state rules that underpin dozens of professions, utilities, elections and more.
alaskabeacon.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s a new season for our local salmon solution — and we’re leveling up! 🐟

Backyard Salmonscapes (formerly our Mapping Salmon Habitat Solution) kicks off Oct 28, 5:30–7:30PM at Inletkeeper’s Community Action Studio in Soldotna.

Let’s keep our salmon streams thriving! #saveoursalmon
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reminder: Homer Drawdown 4.0 – Meeting #2!

Refine ideas from the Kick-Off — solar, food, waste projects — and join our working groups.

Soup, conversation & inspiration included!

Kachemak Bay Campus, Room 201/202, 533 E Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK
🕕 Thursday, October 16, 6–8 PMK
#ClimateAction
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Rivers across Alaska are turning orange. Not from any sort of industrial pollution — from thawing permafrost releasing metals in the ground that poison fish and waters.

Once contamination begins, there’s no going back. Protect our salmon and waters now.

#SaveOurSalmon #ClimateWakeUpCall
Alaskan rivers turn orange as permafrost thaws, threatening fish and communities
The writer John McPhee once described Alaska’s Salmon River as having “the clearest, purest water” he’d ever seen. Today, that same river runs orange with toxic metals unleashed by thawing permafrost....
news.mongabay.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Join our team! Cook Inletkeeper is hiring a part-time Community Organizer in Homer to grow local climate action through Homer Drawdown & regional recycling events.

Help connect people to purpose! #youareinletkeeper #alaska #kenaipeninsula #homer
Join Our Team: Community Organizer - Inletkeeper
Cook Inletkeeper is hiring a Community Organizer to help strengthen local climate action and community engagement on the Lower Kenai Peninsula! This position will play a key role in advancing Homer Dr...
inletkeeper.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Big Oil gets $34.8B/year in U.S. subsidies — while Alaskans pay the price.

⚫ Willow will get more in state tax credits than it pays in taxes.
⚫ Hilcorp drills Cook Inlet tax-free thanks to a loophole.

Communities pay for climate chaos while oil profits soar.
#AlaskaDeservesBetter #ClimateAction
Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International
“Paying for Climate Chaos” reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production, est. at a whopping $34.8 billion per year.
oilchange.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Endangered Cook Inlet belugas are called the “canaries of the sea.” The proposed Johnson Tract Mine would bring heavy industry into their known winter habitat in Tuxedni Bay.

Belugas can’t speak for themselves — but we can.
Read more➡️
#savethebelugas #nojohnsontract #cookinletkeeper #youcanteatgold
Saving the Canaries of the Sea from the Johnson Tract Mine - Inletkeeper
Listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2008, Cook Inlet Belugas’ numbers have not rebounded. One of the greatest recent threats to Cook Inlet Belugas is the proposed Johnson Tract Mi...
inletkeeper.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Alaskans own 25% of the Alaska LNG project—but we’re not allowed to see the cost. That’s our money, our risk.

On Oct 8, ask them yourself at the Nikiski Community Open House (5:30–7:30 pm, 50097 Kenai Spur Hwy).

#AKLNG #Alaska #JustTransition #RenewableEnergy
Opinion: The Alaska LNG project is digging itself deeper into quicksand
Telling Alaskans they can’t know the estimated construction cost will further erode public support for the long-discussed project.
www.adn.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Alaska’s wetlands are losing protection after Sackett v. EPA—and developers are already exploiting the rollback. Stand up for science and learn what it means for our waters and communities in our recent blog: Clean Water Act Rollbacks. #DefendTheWestSu #Alaska #SaveOurSalmon
Clean Water Act Rollbacks - Inletkeeper
Alaska houses more than half the wetlands in the United States, making it vulnerable to the impacts of the 2023 case Sackett vs. EPA. This case changed which wetlands fall under federal jurisdiction a...
inletkeeper.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Alaska LNG’s backers still won’t tell us what this project really costs — or who’s on the hook. Alaskans deserve answers.

On Oct 8, AK LNG hits Nikiski. Ask them: What’s the true cost? Who holds the liabilities? What’s in the secret agreement?

Read more: Alaska LNG owes Alaskans basic answers
Alaska LNG owes Alaskans basic answers - Inletkeeper
AKLNG will be holding a Community Open House in Nikiski on October 8. The project's proponents, including private developer Glenfarne and the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, owe Al...
inletkeeper.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Join us for a board game night at the Gilded Table, led by Inletkeeper's energy specialist Ben Boettger! We'll be playing the cooperative climate change board game Daybreak.

Where: The Gilded Table, 345 Sterling Hwy #105, Homer, AK 99603
When: October 23, 6:00pm
October 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The $70B Alaska LNG project isn’t about helping Alaskans—it’s about lining corporate pockets, risking Alaska’s waters, climate, and future.

But Alaskans are fighting back for a just, renewable tomorrow.

Read more in Rolling Stone, featuring Cook Inletkeeper’s Ben Boettger!
#AKLNG #JustTransition
Inside the Fight Against Trump's Alaskan Pipe Dream
Donald Trump is using Alaska and a proposed LNG pipeline to kickstart his fossil-fueled "National Energy Dominance" agenda. Alaskans are resisting.
www.rollingstone.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Beneath Valdez’s oil tanks sits a 1970s liner—
never fully inspected. Cracks & leaks could threaten Prince William Sound. Alyeska says risk is small. Valdez says: not good enough. We need full inspection & accountability before another disaster. #NoMoreSpills #ProtectPrinceWilliamSound #Alaska
A feud is escalating over Big Oil’s plans to protect Prince William Sound from another spill
The city of Valdez and the owner of the trans-Alaska pipeline are locked in a dispute over environmental protections at the state’s crude oil shipping port.
www.northernjournal.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🚨 Alaskans deserve a voice!

BOEM cut the public from Lease Sale 258—no hearings, no comments, no say on new oil drilling in Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu. 🌊🐟 This silences communities & sets a dangerous precedent.

Read more on our blog:
#cookinlet #Alaska #CommunityVoices #climatejustice
Federal Government Silences Cook Inlet Voices on Lease Sale 258 - Inletkeeper
Development of Lower Cook Inlet’s federal oil and gas leases could proceed without allowing public comment—an action that may affect fisheries, tribes, and established commercial businesses...
inletkeeper.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Anchorage Inletkeepers! Join Sierra Club Alaska on Oct. 1, 6:00 PM @ King Street Brewing Co. for a deep dive on the proposed AKLNG project with journalist Stan Jones & policy expert Larry Persily. Snacks+cash bar available.

RSVP: bit.ly/4pGbqJq

#aklng #sierraclubalaska #alaskaenergy #climateaction
September 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🐋 TOMORROW: Spot belugas in Anchorage!

Morning whale surveys with Inletkeeper → Alaska Zoo table 1–4 PM. Learn about these iconic whales & join the community counting them.

📍 Details: bit.ly/46hxQaL

#BelugasCount2025 #CookInlet #Alaska
September 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🚨 Cook Inlet’s salmon, clean water & communities are on the line. Leaders push oil & gas to “bid high, bid often,” rushing leases & slashing reviews. Fewer safeguards = higher bills & risk to our fish & waters.

Who protects Cook Inlet? Us.

💙 Act today: inletkeeper.org/act/

#StandForSalmon #Alaska
'The time is now,' Rep. Begich tells Alaska's oil and gas industry
Alaska's congressman and governor say Congress and the Trump administration have created the right conditions to get federal permits and invest in drilling and mining.
alaskapublic.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM