Tell the Bureau of Land Management: Stop seismic testing in the Arctic Refuge!

The Bureau of Land Management wants to test for oil deposits in an area where polar bears, caribou, grizzly bears, arctic foxes, and other wildlife inhabit. The testing utilizes acoustic waves to search for formations of oil deposits below the surface. This puts wildlife at risk, damages the landscape, and threatens the way of life of the Indigenous Gwich’in people. Will you help stop it?

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To the Bureau of Land Management:

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to diverse wildlife and supports local Indigenous communities. This unique habitat is on the forefront of impacts from climate change. Additionally, attention must be paid to protecting the needs of the Gwich’in people who, for thousands of years, have depended on the Porcupine Caribou Herd that migrate through the Refuge to calve in the Coastal Plain.

There has not been sufficient time to gather and analyze scientific data, examine the negative impacts drilling would have on the landscape and wildlife, or hold meaningful discussions with the local communities. The decision to begin seismic testing is unconscionable. It should never happen.

Oil exploration in the Arctic Refuge would cause irreversible damage to this fragile and pristine ecosystem. It would forever scar the landscape, impact iconic wildlife, and eviscerate the way of life for the Gwich’in people. This is unacceptable.

I implore you to immediately halt the seismic testing for the Arctic Refuge. Keep Big Oil drilling projects out of the Arctic Refuge and keep the wildlife and Indigenous people that call it home safe.

Sincerely,
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