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Issues tagged Cook Inlet

Beluga Coal-to-Liquids (CTL): PacRim Coal is pursuing a possible coal mine in large deposits on the Chuitna River near Cook Inlet and this could supply coal to a coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility in nearby Beluga. This facility has been suggested as an 80,000 barrels ... [read-more]
Chuitna Coal Mine Prospect: A journey to Chuitna ...We began with a mission to look for coal. And we found a little. But as soon as we stepped away from the scattered coal boulders in the Chuitna River, it disappeared – hidden deep beneath ... [read-more]
Glacier Retreat in Alaska: Glacier Retreat in Alaska The Dead and the Dying - through the glaciers of Tutka Valley READ ARTICLE Last winter's meager snowfall was followed by volcanic ash, then a warm sunny spring, melting the mountains back to bare ice and ... [read-more]
Kenai Blue Sky Coal Power: The Kenai Blue Sky Coal Plant was a proposed $1.5-2 billion integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) plant proposed by Agrium Inc. to be located near their existing Kenai fertilizer plant in Cook Inlet, AK. The plant was to provide both power ... [read-more]
Stone Horn Ridge Underground Coal Gasification (CIRI UCG): Background Marsh meander Land within the CIRI UCG lease GET PHOTO On October 9th, 2009 the Cook Inlet Region Inc (CIRI) native corporation announced plans to build a 100 MW Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) plant on the west side of ... [read-more]
Tyonek Coal-to-Liquids (CTL): SummaryIn October 2010, the Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) announced that they had signed an agreement with a technology company called Accelergy to develop a coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant on Tyonek land.  This facility would produce aviation fuel as well as gasoline ... [read-more]

Journeys tagged Cook Inlet

Frontier Futures - A journey around Cook Inlet: Exploration rig entering Kachemak Bay We watched this bizarre vessel get towed by on its way to Homer. Eventually it will be moved to upper Cook Inlet to drill oil and gas exploration wells. GET PHOTO In Spring 2013, we ... [read-more]

Photos tagged Cook Inlet

Tyonek Dock
Jackup rig in Cook Inlet
Exploration rig entering Kachemak Bay
Exploration rig entering Kachemak Bay
Exploration rig entering Kachemak Bay