Homer residents respond to proposed drilling

Dozens of Homer residents attended the public hearing to learn more about the proposal to lease portions of Cook Inlet for oil and gas drilling.
Jeanne Parker testifies at the Cook Inlet Lease Sale public hearing in Homer on August 17.
(Photo by Shahla Farzan, KBBI – Homer)Many who testified voiced their concerns about the environmental impacts of drilling in Cook Inlet. Homer resident Carla Stanley was one of them.
“We all know that Kachemak Bay is a critical habitat area. And those