Friend,

A dangerous ConocoPhillips oil project called Willow, located in Alaska’s Western Arctic, could move forward soon if we don’t act quickly. First approved by the Trump administration, this single project would represent the largest oil extraction project on federal lands. 

We cannot overstate the environmental disaster that would result from this project. Willow’s carbon emissions would be the same as one year of 76 coal plants, while locking in three more decades of extensive fossil fuel production.

Willow would require up to 250 oil wells, hundreds of miles of pipelines, a gravel mine, a new processing facility, and artificial “chillers” to refreeze the Arctic’s melting permafrost. All of this would add significant additional carbon pollution — and irreversibly change the Western Arctic ecosystem.
We only have a limited time to stop this environmental disaster. Tell the Department of the Interior that they must reject the Willow drilling project to meet our nation's climate goals and protect this fragile environment.

The Western Arctic is the cultural homeland and subsistence area for a number of Alaska Native communities, including the Indigenous village of Nuiqsut, which is just 36 miles from the drill site. This fragile area of Alaska is already warming four times faster than the rest of the world due to climate change. 

The Western Arctic also supports robust wild ecosystems that include caribou, geese, loons, salmon, polar bears, and bowhead whales. The lands, waters, and animals of this region are essential to a number of communities. Any disruption that jeopardizes these ecosystems’ health puts all of the region’s inhabitants at risk.
 
If ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project moves forward, the Biden administration’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 will be nearly impossible to meet.
We cannot let this dangerous project move forward. Please, take a few seconds right now to tell the Department of the Interior that we must protect our climate, public lands, and ecological resources.

Thank you for taking action to protect this unique and important environment and keeping our country on track to achieve our climate goals. 

Onward,

Leah Donahey
Federal Advocacy Campaigns Director
League of Conservation Voters