From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The Western Arctic caribou herd completes one of the greatest land migrations on Earth. Climate change has already made that long journey more difficult, and now, the caribou are facing a new challenge on top … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Imagine a place about the size of Maine, with a breathtaking expanse of open tundra, countless lakes and sparkling ponds, meandering rivers and coastal lagoons, and the majestic Brooks Range rising in the distance. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Oil and gas drilling doesn’t belong in the Arctic. Yet Australian oil company 88 Energy is once again trying to drill at the doorstep of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Gates of the Arctic National Park. … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Right now, polar bear cubs and their famished mothers in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be heading toward the coast in search of food after months of hibernation. This refuge is the most important land-denning site … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently the New York Times exposed this administration’s corrupt tactics to justify drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. One brazen example: Instead of generating the projected $1.8 billion in revenue originally touted by … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Our most pristine wilderness is in jeopardy. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has just put forth plans that would usher drilling into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. Drilling would scar the land and endanger … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently, the front page of The New York Times highlighted how “in the blink of an eye, a hunt for oil threatens pristine Alaska.” It warned readers about the rush to drill in the … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The Senate has let us down, voting to advance drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of a larger budget-tax bill scheme. Make no mistake. This threat to the iconic Arctic Refuge … Continued
Published on August 7 on PennLive: http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/08/pa_benefits_from_the_arctic_na.html By Sandra Strauss The U.S. House Budget Committee followed President Trump’s lead and introduced its version of a 2018 federal budget that includes a plan to collect revenues from drilling in the Arctic … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Once again, the beautiful wildlife of Alaska is in danger from oil drilling. Help us protect the caribou herds, polar bears and nesting birds from the damage of drilling in these sacred lands. The … Continued