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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has never been in greater danger. In an act of desperation, the Trump administration is trying to force through oil and gas drilling and seismic testing in the heart of polar bear territory. Help save polar bears and all who call the Arctic Refuge home. Rush an emergency $10 contribution to Friends of the Earth.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national treasure. The largest national wildlife refuge in our country, its 19.6 million acres are pristine habitat for iconic 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. The 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 communities that inhabit it -- unless we stop it.
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Seismic testing and drilling would be devastating to all who call the Arctic Refuge home -- including the polar bear.
Polar bears are already struggling. As the sea ice vanishes due to climate change, polar bears are drowning and starving to death.
The proposed oil exploration could kill or injure denning mothers and cubs outright, and would disrupt their ability to find food, sleep, and raise their young.
This particular population of polar bears, known as The Southern Beaufort Sea population, has already declined by 40 percent in recent years. They are among the most threatened animals in the world.
As the ice melts away, polar bear mothers are increasingly going on land, to the coastal plain, to build their dens -- where they are particularly vulnerable to disturbance while denning. Disturbances like 90,000-pound vehicles conducting seismic testing in a grid pattern across their habitat, paving the way for oil extraction that would destroy their habitat forever.
If the Trump Administration gets away with this move, it could mean the end of the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears.
We must stop this disastrous attack on the Arctic Refuge and give polar bears a chance. Take action today with a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth.
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Trump’s latest and last-ditch attack on the Arctic Refuge violates the rights of Indigenous people, threatens iconic wildlife like threatened polar bears, and locks in catastrophic global climate change impacts in one of the most sensitive and vulnerable ecosystems in the world.
Here’s what Friends of the Earth is doing to protect the Arctic Refuge:
- We’re fighting this Arctic drilling plan every step of the way -- We’ve pressured the Department of the Interior to abandon it, built support for House Representative Jared Huffman’s bill to stop it, and demanded that oil companies refuse to drill in this fragile ecosystem.
- We’ve filed a lawsuit to block the leasing program completely and stop all new attempts at drilling in the Arctic Refuge.
- We will oppose every single lease sale, one by one, as the Department of the Interior starts auctioning off the land.
- Beyond the Arctic Refuge, we’re working to stop polluters from destroying the whole region. This fall, thanks to years of strategic campaigning by Friends of the Earth, allies, and members like you, the Army Corps rejected the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The EPA could still approve the project -- so we’re not giving up the fight yet.
Friends of the Earth is fighting to protect the Arctic Refuge and preserve this sacred land, and all those who inhabit it, now and for future generations. Members like you have been at the heart of this effort. Today, I’m asking you to support our work with a donation.
Together, we can stop Trump’s latest attack on sacred lands, iconic species, and our climate.
Preserve the Arctic Refuge and stand up for America’s public lands before it’s too late. Power the movement with a donation today.
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Standing with you,
Nicole Ghio,
Senior fossil fuels program manager,
Friends of the Earth
