Lorelei,
The Trump Administration is racing forward with their plan to open oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sacred homelands of the Gwich'in people and one of the last truly wild places on earth.
The Bureau of Land Management is deciding whether or not to approve Trump's plan, and it's up to us to keep them from selling the the Arctic Refuge to the highest bidder and destroying our climate.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected wilderness in the country — and the area's coastal plain is believed to be the largest prospective untapped onshore oil reserve in the U.S. This is a carbon bomb that must be left in the ground.
Trump is working closely with his fossil fuel friends to solidify new drilling opportunities on federal lands. During the government shutdown, while communities went without key resources, his administration continued to do work for the fossil fuel industry to open up drilling in the Arctic.
For decades, opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has left the region untouched by industry. But the renewed fervor of the Trump administration to drill in the refuge is increasing the possibility of extraction as they implement regulatory rollbacks to gain access to federal lands.
The oil companies interested in operating in the area and the banks that fund them are watching this comment period in order to gauge public opposition to drilling in the Refuge. Let's send them a clear message: drilling on these sacred lands will not be tolerated.
The oil and gas industry won't stop until they're drilling on every possible untapped oil reserve. The administration's regulatory rollbacks are paving the way to their success at the expense of one of the most fragile ecosystems and protected wildlife. Together, we can speak out to protect these precious lands from being touched by extraction.
Let's make some noise,
Avery
P.S. 350 is doing everything we can to resist the Trump Administration's attempts to expand the fossil fuel industry's empire. That includes stopping major projects like the Keystone XL pipeline. If you haven't yet signed the Promise to Protect to take action against Keystone XL, click here to join the fight.
More information:
- The Government Isn't Letting the Shutdown Get In the Way of Arctic Drilling - Vox
- In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska - New York Times
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