Inletkeeper News

CIRI plans coal-to-gas plant to produce electricity for region

TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:44:01 -0700

... it can sidestep the pollution that typically escapes from coal and natural gas production, said Bob Shavelson, executive director of Cook Inletkeeper. ...

CIRI unveils coal gasification project

KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:16:19 -0700

... can do this with a minimal footprint, it's worth looking at," said Bob Shavelson, head of Homer-based environmental watchdog group Cook Inlet Keeper. ...

*** At What Cost? Undersea Sounds, Offshore Oil, and Alaskan Fisheries - October 7th

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Join bioacoustician Michael Stocker as he reveals how fish, marine mammals and even jellyfish depend on sound to hunt, avoid prey, communicate, navigate and perceive their often dark environment.

*** “Shaping Our Future” Climate Event Pictures and Video

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Past spills and ongoing risks of oil companies are omens

Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:50:43 -0700

Bob Shavelson is Executive Director of Cook Inlet Keeper, a citizen-based nonprofit organization with offices in Anchorage and Homer. ...

Where Are They Now? Updates On 9 International Wildlife ...

EcoWorldly - San Francisco,USA — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:34:48 -0700

In a recent Courthouse News Service release, Executive Director of Cook Inletkeeper Bob Shavelson is suspicious. I've never seen a project that size that ...

No-Bid Contract in Anchorage Threatens Dwindling Whales

Courthouse News Service - Pasadena,CA,USA — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:04:16 -0700

The Inletkeeper group has concluded that the patented construction method is not cheaper and is in fact costing millions more than the traditional method. ...

Around Tampa Bay

The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:28:56 -0700

Fishermen casting DOA Baitbusters (pearl with black back) early mornings and right before dark at jetties and in surf north of inlet. Keeper snook 30-32 ...

Drift River incident, dueling op-eds

Alaska Dispatch - Alaska,USA — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:08:05 -0700

Executive Director of Cook Inletkeeper Bob Shavelson wrote the piece lambasting the response and, as he claims, an ensuing whitewash of the incident. ...

Dodging a bullet at the Drift River Oil Terminal | Homer Tribune

Newsroom — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:43 -0700

Go to www.inletkeeper.org, see our timeline of events and judge for yourself. And know that what we see in Cook Inlet will invariably unfold in Bristol Bay and the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas if we allow our governments and the ...
Homer Tribune - http://homertribune.com/

Fishermen, kayakers issue SOS on ocean acidification

Alaskajournal.com - Anchorage,AK,USA — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:59:36 -0700

"A lot of people have heard about climate change," said Bob Shavelson, executive director of Cook Inlet Keeper, a nonprofit group dedicated to protecting ...

Sending out an SOS

Homer Tribune - Homer,AK,USA — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:51:10 -0700

The group, with local Homer supporters like Cook Inletkeeper, continue to stress that fishermen and ocean advocates have a limited time to press for deep ...

*** Historic Message on Ocean Acidification Launched from “Coal Bay”

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:00:00 -0700

On September 6, 2009, Cook Inletkeeper and more than 100 fishing boats, sail boats, skiffs and kayaks took to the waters of Homer, Alaska, to spell-out an urgent message to protect jobs, coastal communities and fisheries from the threat of ocean acidification.

Inletkeeper Details Drift River Oil Terminal Incident

(author unknown) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:34:03 -0700

HOMER, AK – Cook Inletkeeper today released a timeline of events surrounding the eruption of the Mount Redoubt volcano in Cook Inlet in March 2009, ...

Water quality high at Homer beaches

Homer News - Homer,AK,USA — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:09:41 -0700

Cook Inletkeeper sampled those beaches in July and August 2008 and since April ... Cook Inletkeeper does its monitoring in a partnership with the city of ...

Oil terminal to stay unused: Cook Inlet production not anticipated ...

Kenai Peninsula Online - Kenai,AK,USA — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:51:45 -0700

Cook Inletkeeper, a non-profit environmental group based in Homer, ... Bob Shavelson, executive director for Inletkeeper, said key among them was the ...

*** Inletkeeper Details Drift River Oil Terminal Incident

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Spill Prevention and Response Break-Downs Show that Lessons Learned from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Don’t Apply in Cook Inlet

Cook Inletkeeper Energy Chuitna Coal Mine

(author unknown) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:29:16 -0700

Cook Inletkeeper - a citizen based nonprofit group dedicated to protecting Alaska's Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains.

Snowbird Owner Draws Environmentalist Ire Over Coal Mine Plans

Utah Ski And Snowboard - Salt Lake City,UT,USA — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:54:32 -0700

... Citizens Coalition and Cook Inlet Keeper, a nonprofit advocacy group, and concluded that PacRim's stream and wetland restoration plans will not succeed, ...

Report says coal project would damage salmon streams

Alaskajournal.com - Anchorage,AK,USA — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:39:41 -0700

Trustees for Alaska commissioned the reports for the Chuitna Citizens Coalition and Cook Inletkeeper. The Chuitna proposal from PacRim LP, a Delaware-based ...

*** Inletkeeper and Volunteers participate in NOAA Marine Debris Cleanup

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0700

On August 1, volunteers came out to pick up locally-produced marine debris on the shores of Homer, Seldovia, Nanwalek, and Port Graham. Through Inletkeeper's Kachemak Bay Clean Harbors Day, our communities joined in active stewardship of our Bay and its resources. We are all responsible for keeping our trash out of Kachemak Bay!

Water-borne bacteria on Alaska beaches low, report says

Cordova Times - Cordova,AK,USA — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:19:40 -0700

Cook Inletkeeper provided data for the report through support from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's Alaska Clean Water Actions program. ...

Reports: Beluga coal mine would hurt streams

Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:40 -0700

... reclamation plans, in making their conclusions. The reports were prepared for the Chuitna Citizens Coalition and Cook Inletkeeper, an environmental group.

Reports: Coal Project Would Cause Long-term Damage

CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:53:30 -0700

The reports were prepared for the Chuitna Citizens Coalition and Cook Inlet Keeper, a nonprofit advocacy group. A call to PacRim for comment Monday was not ...

*** New Reports Point to Salmon Stream Damage from Chuitna Coal Strip Mine

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Council debates budget shortfall, ending tax holiday on groceries

Homer News - Homer,AK,USA — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:18:21 -0700

Heard testimony from several people, including representatives of the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society and Cook Inletkeeper, in opposition to the current ...

*** New Inletkeeper Report Shows Low Bacteria Levels in Alaska Waters

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0700

*** Inletkeeper wins 2009 River Warrior Award

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0700

*** The Chuitna coal strip mine featured in the July/August edition of "SIERRA"

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0700

*** Inletkeeper's Sue Mauger featured in Union of Concerned Scientists Anthology " Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories About Global Warming "

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0700

*** VOLCANO & OIL TERMINAL UPDATE: New NASA Photo

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:00:00 -0700

*** Press Release: Inletkeeper Joins National Coal Campaign

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:00:00 -0800

*** Inletkeeper Seeks Answers for Massive Port Boondoggle

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0800

We are writing to bring to your attention a proposal for stimulus plan spending in Alaska that presents major fiscal, technical and environmental concerns.

*** Press Release: Palin Lawsuit Against Beluga Whales Ignores Science

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0800

The Palin Administration's recent announcement to challenge the listing of the Cook Inlet beluga whale under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) drew a sharp rebuke from scientists and citizens’ groups today. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) listed the beluga whale as “endangered” in October 2008 after an exhaustive scientific review. The State of Alaska announced its intent to challenge the listing in a January 12, 2009, letter to NMFS.

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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0800

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