I cannot understand why so many of my liberal friends are pushing so hard to eliminate, or at the very least severely curtail, Eklutna hydropower? Don’t they recognize that climate change is a huge threat looming over all of us, if we are unwilling to do everything we can to wean ourselves off fossil fuels? I realize that Eklutna hydro supplies only a fraction of Anchorage’s current demand for electricity, but it has a huge impact in balancing diurnal fluctuations in electric demand, as well as...
Reducing electric demand through efficiency improvements is, of course, the best and easiest way to wean ourselves from fossil fuels, but we seem to lack the political will to make that happen fast enough. The environmental damage is a fait accompli. Let’s strive to figure out a better way to compensate the original people of Eklutna for their undeniable loss.to submit via any web browser. Letters under 200 words have the best chance of being published. Writers should disclose any personal or professional connections with the subjects of their letters. Letters are edited for accuracy, clarity and length.