Posts Tagged ‘Gwichin’
Arctic Refuge Protectors: An Open Letter from Teachers and Scholars
Fossil fuel development in the Coastal Plain would devastate an Arctic nursery of global significance. It would violate human rights, jeopardize food security, and threaten the health and safety of Indigenous communities. It would contribute to the escalating crises of climate change and biological annihilation.
Read MoreInterior Rushes To Advance Arctic Drilling
As a part of President Trump’s plan to sell leases for drilling in our nation’s largest wildlife refuge, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a rushed draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on December 22. This came just shortly before the five-week government shutdown.
Read MoreMurkowski’s Broken Promises Continue To Grow
(This piece originally appeared in The Hill.) When drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was slipped into last year’s Republican tax bill, Alaska’s senior Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) promised to: “Do it right. We will take care of our lands. We will take care of our wildlife. We will take care of…
Read MoreFighting For A Way Of Life In The Arctic
The coastal plain, opened for oil drilling by the Trump administration, is the birthplace and nursery for the Porcupine caribou herd and land that the Gwich’in call, “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins.”
Read MoreA Special Gathering With The Gwich’in
I recently returned from Tsiigehtchic in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where I had the honor of attending the biannual Gwich’in Gathering.
Read MoreThe American Public Makes Its Case To Protect The Arctic Refuge
Even though our day-to-day existence may be far removed from Arctic Alaska, we must stand for the protection of the Arctic Refuge and ask our representatives to do the same.
Read MoreThe Launching Pad For Restoring Arctic Refuge Protections
Last month, Alaska Wilderness League, together with our friends at Sierra Club, brought 30 citizen Alaska wilderness advocates to D.C. for several days of training, advocacy and lobbying, which included more than 60 visits with members of Congress or their staffs.
Read MoreHope In The Fight For Climate Justice
The League’s own Andy Moderow still has hope in the face of the Trump administration’s push for Arctic Refuge leasing. This is how we keep fighting for climate justice and the rights of indigenous peoples.
Read MoreWhy You Should Care About The Arctic Refuge – Even If You Never Go There
The Arctic Refuge is wild and spectacular—and, get this: It belongs to all Americans. Including you. (This piece originally appeared on Outdoor Research.)
Read MoreRemembering Hetch Hetchy, Glen Canyon In The Fight To Save The Arctic Refuge
Today the Senate voted 51-49 to approve the first stage of a complicated multi-part budget reconciliation process that, if the Alaska congressional delegation gets its way, will attach drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on to a massive package of tax cuts.
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