 Kathleen- Don't let big oil destroy the Arctic! Trump wants to transform one of America's most extraordinary wildernesses — the home of Porcupine caribou, polar bears, and tundra swans — into a stomping ground for 90,000-pound "thumper trucks," drilling machines, and leaky pipelines that would not only worsen climate change but threaten the human rights of the Gwich'in people. You've already joined hundreds of thousands of others challenging seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a potential hazard to endangered wildlife that could also destabilize the frozen tundra itself. Now, I need you to take the next step and demand the federal government listens to citizens and science: the Arctic Refuge must be protected! SAExploration hoped to start seismic exploration in the Arctic Refuge this past December, but the government shutdown delayed the federal review process, which closed the seasonal window for exploration. But SAExploration hopes to win federal approval this spring to permit seismic testing when winter comes around again. SAExploration needs the heavier snow and frozen ground of winter to deploy its 90,000-pound trucks that shake the ground — this is the monstrous invasion of the Arctic Refuge that Trump's trying to greenlight.1 We're here to make sure it never happens. People power is already stopping fossil fuel projects. Together, our resistance against the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline extension forced Kinder Morgan to abandon the project and the project is now stalled. The pipeline extension would have cut across Indigenous lands and threatened the survival of the few remaining Southern Resident orcas. Together, we can win again! Seismic surveying and drilling would threaten the sacred places and life-ways of the Gwich'in people, and the iconic and diverse wildlife like caribou, snowy owls, and polar bears. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge could scar the landscape and release more climate-wrecking carbon emissions. Each unique public comment must be read and the Interior Dept. must properly consider public opinion before it makes this decision. This is one of many battles against the Trump administration's anti-climate agenda and it's vitally important that we let Trump know that we're watching and ready to protect the climate at every turn. Our resistance against the Trans Mountain pipeline — non-violent direct action and tens of thousands of people united in solidarity with the Indigenous-led movement — showed that determined public action can defeat even the most stubborn of oil barons. We can do this again and save the Arctic Refuge! But only with your support. Submit a public comment now and show Trump that the resistance is here to protect the Arctic Refuge! For the Arctic, Janet Redman P.S. Trump's trying to permit drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a decision that could devastate the region's people and wildlife. But we can stop him! Submit a public comment today to the Interior Department telling them to protect the Arctic Refuge! [1] adn.com/business-economy/energy/2019/02/23/no-seismic-exploration-for-oil-in-anwr-this-winter-company-says/ Greenpeace never takes a dime from corporations or governments. Everything we do is thanks to the generous support of people like you! Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001 | 1-800-722-6995
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