Drilling near the Arctic Refuge is already a horrible idea, and Hilcorp has an abysmal environmental record. It is the most heavily fined oil company in Alaska in recent years for many reasons, including endangering its own workers. Now they proposed building a 9-acre oil island near the Arctic Refuge.
If this plan succeeds, it would put birds, polar bears, and other Arctic wildlife in harm’s way. A spill could release more than 4.6 million barrels of oil -- with little hope of successful cleanup. So we need your help to stop this proposal in its tracks.