Posts Tagged ‘Advocate’
Outdoor Retailers Love The Arctic Refuge!
(This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Green.) I’m back from an amazing Outdoor Retailer Summer Show in Salt Lake City — invigorated by everyone’s Arctic Refuge passion found throughout the Giant Salt Palace and across the street at KEENfest!
Read MoreGwich’in Nation Calls For Climate Action, Protection Of Arctic Refuge
This article is re-posted with permission, and originally appeared on Medium. The We Are The Arctic campaign is a growing movement of diverse voices coming together around the unprecedented opportunity to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more at: www.wearethearctic.org.
Read MoreThe History Of The Gwich’in Gathering
In June of 1988, the elders and traditional leaders of the Gwich’in Athabascans congregated for the first customary gathering of their Nation in more than a century. July 26th will mark the first day of the 15th biennial Gwich’in Gathering, this year in Arctic Village.
Read MoreWhat A Difference A Year Makes
Above, Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon speaks to more than 100 people in Washington, DC, at a May 2016 gathering in opposition to proposed leases in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo: Alaska Wilderness League) From fighting Shell as it journeyed to start drilling in the Arctic, to finding ourselves a big step closer to protecting the…
Read More#NoOffshoreDrilling
On April 26, the League joined more than 100 people in Washington, DC standing in opposition to proposed leases in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreJoin Me May 15
(This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Green.) We have successfully stopped Big Oil in the Arctic and we are not letting up now! Shell has decided to stop their bids to drill in the Arctic Ocean and recently the Obama administration made an important step by removing the Atlantic Ocean from its offshore leasing program…
Read MoreArctic Advocates Come To Washington
(This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Green.) It’s that time of year. The cherry blossoms spring to life, there are crowds of school kids on their first trips to Washington, DC, our Metro is full of tourists seeing the monuments or touring the museums – and Alaska Wilderness League greets our advocates for a…
Read MoreAlaskans Speak Out Against Offshore Drilling
In early April, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held public meetings in communities across Alaska’s North Slope to receive input on its proposed 2017-2022 Five Year Offshore Leasing Program.
Read MoreTwo Million And Counting Against Offshore Drilling
Last week, members of the U.S. Senate pressed President Obama to strengthen his commitment to act on climate change by dropping all new fossil fuel leases from America’s 5-year ocean leasing program. And in that spirit, I was proud to join with folks from the Arctic, Atlantic and Gulf last week as we delivered more…
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