This Day in Alaska History-January 17th, 1913
As Lease Sale Flops, Environmentalists Vow to Keep Fighting for Cook Inlet
“Today’s<Monday> outcome reinforces that fossil fuel development in Cook Inlet is no longer a sound investment,” said one campaigner. “Alaskans know our climate crisis is no joke and are ready to move beyond the fossil fuel era.” Environmentalists in Alaska and beyond pointed to the oil and gas industry’s lack of interest in a Friday […]
Friends of the Earth Slams Failed Cook Inlet Lease Sale
WASHINGTON – Bidding in last week’s Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale revealed a notable reluctance from the fossil fuel industry to pursue risky development in Alaska waters, despite insistence from Big Oil-friendly legislators that the sale was necessary. The December 30 sale was previously canceled by the Biden administration due to “a lack of […]
This Day in Alaska History-September 27th, 1957
