From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not just America’s biggest wildlife refuge, it’s also one of the wildest. It’s home to one of the most spectacular wildlife migrations anywhere on the planet. It’s a place where nature thrives — but also a place where oil companies would love to drill.1
This week Congress will be voting on a spending bill that includes strong language that could keep oil drilling out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling supporters will do everything they can to have this provision removed.
We need to tell Congress to support strong protection for the Arctic Refuge. Send a message to your U.S. House representative today at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=32984.
Truly wild places like the Arctic Refuge are far too special to ruin by drilling for oil.
More than 200,000 caribou migrate to the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge every spring to have their calves — in the exact area that the Trump administration wants to auction off for oil companies.1 Millions of migratory birds flock to the coastal plain from all 50 states and six continents.2 During the winter, it also has the highest density of denning polar bears anywhere in Alaska.3
Oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge would put all of these caribou, birds, polar bears and more at risk — along with the delicate balance of the ecosystem they call home. We can’t allow oil development into this special place.
- Steven Mufson, “Trump administration takes another step toward oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” The Washington Post, December 20, 2018.
- “About the Herd,” Porcupine Caribou Management Board, last accessed June 14, 2019.
- “Birds connect Arctic Refuge with the world,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, December 30, 2013.
- “Bears,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June 6, 2017.
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