Dear Defender,
The Arctic is a little safer – for now.
The Biden administration recently announced it was canceling existing leases for fossil fuel companies that would have let them drill for oil in precious wildlife habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
With our climate already in crisis and wildlife in danger across the world, this announcement is a huge step in the right direction toward repairing our natural world.
We’re grateful to President Biden for prioritizing a healthy future for wildlife and people alike. Now it’s time to take the next step and prevent future oil and gas leases!
Sign your name: Thank President Biden for canceling drilling leases in the Arctic Refuge and urge him to oppose future leases!
The Arctic Refuge provides vital habitat for an incredible variety of wildlife, including caribou, musk oxen, migratory birds and many more.
The Coastal Plain of the refuge is especially important to the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears, one of the world’s most imperiled polar bear populations. These critically imperiled mother polar bears depend on the Coastal Plain to build dens and raise their cubs.
This delicate balance could be shattered by destructive oil and gas drilling that would fracture and pollute this irreplaceable habitat. The existing leases are gone – but another lease sale is looming. The Biden administration must act to keep oil development out of the refuge!
Tell President Biden to block new oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge!
Defender, we’re at a crossroads: We can either continue on the path of global destruction that fossil fuel dependence puts us on, or we can wake up to the need to protect our wildlife and communities while we still can.
It’s time for us to choose. We’re calling on all our members to urge the Biden administration to protect the Arctic Refuge for generations to come. Don’t wait – add your name today!
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