The U.S. government is
preparing to allow oil and gas corporations to begin
drilling in an Arctic reserve in Alaska. The
specific reserve is the largest area of public land
in the nation, even larger than some U.S. states. It
is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including
endangered species like polar bears and many migratory
birds.
But now, this entire protected area is
at risk of industrialization and habitat destruction
because Trump has promised to roll back protections and
increase drilling within the U.S.
Already,
Trump's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
indicated it is likely to reverse protections on 82%
of the area, known as National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), with the intention of allowing
oil drilling. In fact, it has already rolled back three
previous portions of Biden-era
protections.
Native Alaskan communities,
wildlife, and the Earth deserve better. These lands must
be protected and respected. Oil and gas development
tears up whole ecosystems with roads, equipment,
deforestation, pollution, spills, and more. But on top
of that, we simply do not need more oil and gas
drilling! The Earth is already experiencing
catastrophic climate change, resulting in record
heat waves, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods.
We must act quickly to reverse our dependence on fossil
fuels, not to increase it.
We
absolutely cannot let greedy fossil fuel corporations
take over this important ecosystem. Sign the petition to help us
demand full protections for the National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska!
