Dear John,
50 years of new drilling in the Arctic, John. That’s
what the Department of Interior says could begin by December -- if it gets its
way and opens up the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Friends of the Earth
is fighting back: Last week we filed a lawsuit to stop the DOI’s plan to drill
in the Arctic. Stand with us as we sue the Department of the Interior to save the Arctic
Refuge. Donate $27 to Friends of the Earth.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national treasure. The largest national
wildlife refuge in our country, it provides 19.3 million acres of pristine
habitat for polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, moose, caribou, eagles, and
more. Over 200 species of birds spend their summers in Refuge breeding grounds,
before migrating to parts of all 50 states each fall. Another great migrator --
the iconic Porcupine Caribou -- relies on the Refuge during their migration, and
as a calving ground to raise their young.
The Arctic Refuge is also home to Indigenous communities, as it has been for
thousands of years. Gwi’chin and Inupiaq people continue to rely on this land,
and the wildlife it sustains.
Drilling in the Arctic Refuge will cause irreversible damage to the fragile
Arctic ecosystem and the Indigenous communities that rely on it. That’s why
we’re suing the Department of the Interior to stop this plan -- but we need your
help.
Help stop the Department of the Interior from turning the Arctic Refuge into a
fossil fuel wasteland -- rush a $27 donation to Friends of the Earth today.
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[[link removed]]The Department of Interior has been colluding with the fossil fuel industry for
years. Together, they plan to turn America’s public lands into toxic sacrifice
zones, all to give this dead-end industry a few more payouts. Their attacks on
public lands are not only immoral -- they violate our bedrock environmental
laws. That’s why Friends of the Earth, along with key partners and allies, have
proudly launched this new lawsuit.
Our case calls for the court to block the leasing program because its approval
ignored federal law, violating the National Environmental Policy Act, the
Endangered Species Act, and the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.
If we don’t stand up to this giveaway of our public lands here and now, it will
set a precedent we cannot reverse, and we will lose millions of acres of
irreplaceable public lands in the process.
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. Help us protect our iconic public lands by
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[[link removed]]At Friends of the Earth, we’re doing whatever it takes to beat back these
attacks, and preserve this sacred land now and for future generations.
Members like you have been at the heart of this fight. You’ve called on members
of Congress to take action. These actions are crucial tactics in our
comprehensive strategy to win permanent protections -- and so is this new
lawsuit.
The attacks on the Arctic Refuge violate the rights of Indigenous people,
infringe upon the millions of Americans who love and cherish the beauty of this
unique public land, threaten iconic wildlife like endangered polar bears, and
lock in catastrophic global climate change impacts in one of the most sensitive
and vulnerable ecosystems in the world.
Together, we can be the difference. Winning on this fight is going to take a
diversity of tactics, creativity, and thousands of people willing to take
action. In short, it’s going to take people power -- and we have that in spades.
Help take the Department of the Interior to court to stop drilling in the
Arctic: Donate $27 or more now!
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[[link removed]]Our court battle to protect the Arctic Refuge has begun.
Thank you for standing with us,
Marcie Keever,
Legal director,
Friends of the Earth
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