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Report: Alaska Cannot Mine its Way out of Fiscal Crisis

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on Apr 6, 2021   State  

Report: Alaska Cannot Mine its Way out of Fiscal Crisis

HOMER, AK — As Alaska struggles with a historic fiscal crisis – and as the mining industry seeks to position itself as an economic engine for Alaska – a new report concludes that increased hard rock mining cannot fill the gap left by waning petroleum revenues.   The report – entitled “The Role of Metal Mining […]

Inletkeeper Applauds Halt to Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease Sale Process

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on Feb 5, 2021   Featured, Southcentral, State  

Inletkeeper Applauds Halt to Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease Sale Process

HOMER – Cook Inletkeeper Thursday applauded the decision by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to cancel public hearings around the proposed million-acre Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet.  BOEM’s move comes in the wake of President Biden’s January 27 Executive Order placing a pause on all oil and […]

Pebble Mine Buying Permits Under Trump Administration

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on Jul 23, 2020   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Pebble Mine Buying Permits Under Trump Administration

  Massive spending on lobbyists gives foreign mining interests unfair advantage over everyday Alaskans A new compilation by Cook Inletkeeper from U.S. Senate Lobbying Reports shows the Canadian mining interests behind the proposed Pebble mine have spent more than $15 million since 2007 on high-priced lobbyists to buy their way to federal permits.   And since […]

Judge’s ruling on EPA chemical dispersants lawsuit impacts Alaska

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper, Sharon Donovan | Earth Island Institute on Jun 26, 2020   Featured, State  

Judge’s ruling on EPA chemical dispersants lawsuit impacts Alaska

  A significant ruling came down recently in a lawsuit regarding the use of oil spill chemical dispersants that has an Alaska connection. In addition to its relevance to the oil industry in Alaska, several plaintiffs in the case are based in Alaska: Alaska’s Cook Inletkeeper, which has spent the past 25 years holding the oil and […]

Dunleavy Rollbacks Ignore Voters, Property Rights, and Tourism Dollars

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on Nov 27, 2019   At Sea, Featured, State  

Dunleavy Rollbacks Ignore Voters, Property Rights, and Tourism Dollars

HOMER—Local businesses, voters and property owners Tuesday responded to the Dunleavy Administration’s abrupt decision last week to unravel safeguards to Kachemak Bay. On November 19, ADFG staff notified its planning team the “governor’s office decided to repeal the PWC [Personal Watercraft] prohibition” for the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area. The notice named right-wing radio personality […]

Dunleavy Plans Increased Pollution in Cook Inlet Fisheries

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on May 23, 2019   At Sea, Featured, State  

Dunleavy Plans Increased Pollution in Cook Inlet Fisheries

  Toxic Discharges from Oil & Gas Facilities Would Increase HOMER, AK—Cook Inletkeeper today called-out the Dunleavy Administration for weakening a key Clean Water Act permit that would allow the oil and gas industry to increase toxic dumping in prime salmon, halibut, and beluga whale habitat.  The proposed permit covers oil and gas production wastes from […]

Pebble Lies & Lobbyists: A Payday for Washington, A Scam for Alaskans

By Bob Shavelson | Cook Inlet Keeper on May 2, 2019   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Pebble Lies & Lobbyists: A Payday for Washington, A Scam for Alaskans

  In a new report, Cook Inletkeeper details the increasing scale of lobby expenditures by the Pebble Partnership to influence the timeline and approval of their inadequate scoping and rushed permit applications. Just two days ago The Pebble Partnership hired the man Politico called the “most powerful lobbyist in Trump’s Washington”, fitting evidence in the unfolding story of Pebble’s […]



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