We're livid, John.
The Biden administration just took a key step toward approving a huge oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska.
The administration issued a new environmental analysis on ConocoPhillips' Willow project, which experts agree could signal their support for the plan.1 The first review was rejected by a judge for not sufficiently considering the project’s effects on climate change and wildlife.
But the good news is that the administration has not made a final decision yet and we still have time to make our voices heard. The Interior Department will take comments from the public for 45 days before they decide later this year whether this climate wrecking project can go ahead.
We believe that with enough public pressure, we can show the Biden Administration that they must reject the Willow project proposal. Can you send a message to the White House now asking them to reject this disastrous project and protect our climate?
This link will open the official White House contact page. Here is a sample comment you can use, but it’s best to use your own words if possible:
Dear President Biden,
When elected, you promised to address the climate crisis with the urgency it deserves, and assured the world that your plans to cut emissions were more than words.
Allowing ConocoPhillips' Willow project to move forward is hypocritical and highly inconsistent with your Administration’s climate agenda, and could result in the burning of an additional 590 million barrels of oil over 30 years.
There is still time to stay true to your agenda: please reject the Willow project and protect our planet for future generations.
Thank you.
We first wrote to you about this project back in February and together, our movement sent in 11,966 public comments against the project.
If built, this project would allow the construction of up to 250 drilling wells, not to mention pipelines, roads, and a processing facility, in an area just 36 miles from the mostly-Indigenous village of Nuiqsut in Alaska.
Not only would the Willow project result in the burning of another 590 million barrels of oil — as if that's not enough — but it would also drastically impact Indigenous communities' from increased pollution, wildlife degradation, the risk of violence, as well as pave the way for more drilling in the area.2
Can you help us build public pressure on the Biden administration and submit a comment today?
We must make our voices heard to support communities on the frontlines of this fight and demand that the Biden Administration end this project once and for all.
Thank you for being by our side in this fight,
Team 350
1 - New York Times
2 - Scientific American
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