Dear John,
The Arctic Wildlife Refuge is under attack! The Trump Administration is preparing to sell off the refuge to the highest corporate bidder -- and Chevron is chomping at the bit to start drilling.
If Chevron drills in the Arctic, it would harm precious wildlife, beautiful natural places, the climate, and local communities. It could even drive polar bears closer to extinction.
Shell, Hilcorp, and other Big Oil giants have tried to drill in the Arctic before. But they’ve run into safety and financial obstacles and abandoned their plans. There is no excuse for Chevron to pick up where they left off. We need you with us to show the overwhelming opposition to drilling in the Arctic Refuge, John!
Protect polar bears: Tell Chevron and other oil corporations to stay out of the Arctic Refuge!
The Arctic Refuge is one of the last pristine aquatic ecosystems in the country. And it’s considered “the sacred place where life begins” by the Gwich’in peoples. This fragile region should be protected, not opened for Big Oil development.
Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose drilling in the Arctic Refuge. But Trump is more interested in what his Big Oil buddies think. He even relocated the Bureau of Land Management -- the agency that decides whether to open public lands for drilling -- to the Chevron corporate office building in Colorado. The agency can’t get in bed with Big Oil, so it’s moving right next door.
The Trump Administration isn’t even trying to hide its corrupt connections to the oil industry. It’s up to us to hold Big Oil directly accountable. But we can’t do this without you.
Help send 30,000 messages: Tell Big Oil companies to keep their hands off the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.
We know how drilling in this region would end. It would cause irreversible damage to this fragile and pristine ecosystem as well as the communities that inhabit it.
And if Big Oil gets a hold of the Arctic Refuge, who knows how long our other public lands will remain protected.
Now, protecting the Arctic is up to engaged environmentalists like you. With your help, we can show Chevron that drilling in the Arctic will hurt their image and their business. But we must act fast!
Help protect endangered wildlife: Tell Chevron to stay out of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge!
Standing with you,
Hallie Templeton,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
