WILD ALASKA BLOG
Alaska Wilderness League Announces Inaugural Recipient of Storytelling Grant Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 29, 2022Contact: Aileo Weinmann | aileo@alaskawild.orgAlaska Wilderness League Announces Inaugural Recipient of Storytelling Grant Award Polly Andrews to help others tell their stories via youth workshopsWashington, D.C. – At a recent event, the Alaska Wilderness League community gathered together to celebrate Alaska’s wildest places and announce the inaugural recipient of the Adam Kolton…
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Activists Travel to Hartford for the Arctic Refuge
On November 10, Alaska Wilderness League supporters joined many of our Arctic National Wildlife Refuge partners at a rally in Hartford, CT calling on Travelers Insurance to adopt a policy against insuring oil projects in the Arctic Refuge. The well-attended rally included a crowd of more than 50 listening to speakers before walking together over…
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2022 Midterm Election Results and Implications for Wild Alaska
The 2022 Midterms elections were on November 8th, and While votes are still being counted in select races, it presently appears that Republicans will take control the House of Representatives and the Senate will remain in Democratic hands. There was no so-called “red wave” of Republican mid-term victories, and with 55 new members of Congress we have an exciting opportunity to shape Congress’ views on protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Tongass National Forest, and other habitats key to wildlife and a healthy climate.
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As House of Representatives Changes Control, Alaska Braces for Calls to Drill
2022 midterm election results are expected to flip control of the House of Representatives for the next Congress – albeit more narrowly than forecasted – with Republicans predicted to take control of the chamber in January. Control of the Senate is too close to call at this point, with key races in Alaska, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada still undecided.
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OPINION: Speaking up on subsistence, even in the face of an industrial juggernaut
This opinion piece was written by Seth Kantner and was originally published by Anchorage Daily News on April 29, 2022. This spring along the river, I heard from friends that construction on the proposed Ambler Industrial Road had started. Rumor said bulldozers were plowing toward our villages. This is not correct. The Biden administration proposed…
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Inaugural Adam Kolton Alaska Storytelling Grant
We are pleased to share the details about our inaugural Adam Kolton Alaska Storytelling Grant as the October 19, 2022 application deadline quickly approaches. Established in memory of our late executive director, Adam Kolton, this Storytelling Grant is a merit-based, unrestricted award of $20,000 to a practicing professional storyteller of exceptional talent and ability who…
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A Titan of the Tax Code, A Lasting Legacy for Wild Alaska
The entire Alaska Wilderness League family was saddened to learn of Tom Troyer’s passing in May of 2022. Tom was a founding board member of Alaska Wilderness League nearly 30 years ago alongside Mike Matz, Tim Mahoney and Robert Mrazek, and was a driving force in shaping the direction and focus of the organization.
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Calling President Biden to Fulfill Climate Promises: Are You Hearing This?
The Biden administration is getting an earful from the public urging it to stop the Willow Master Development Project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve). Alaska Wilderness League staff, supporters and partners have raised their voices throughout the comment period at public hearings, heavily outnumbering pro-oil industry comments at each event.
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Press Release: Corporations Continue to Walk Away from Leases to Drill in the Arctic Refuge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 22, 2022Contact: Aileo Weinmann| 202-538-5038 | aileo@alaskawild.org Corporations Continue to Walk Away from Leases to Drill in the Arctic Refuge“Arctic Refuge drilling was never a good idea.” Anchorage, AK – Knik Arm Services has canceled its lease in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, following Regenerate Alaska’s recent lease withdrawal, marking another step…
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Video: Alaska Wilderness League Calls on Biden to Stop Climate Disaster
“If you care about climate, then you need to care about Willow,” video call-to-action declares.
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