Posts Tagged ‘League Post’
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…
Read MoreArctic Alaska won’t solve high gas prices, but it can help the U.S. achieve its climate goals
This piece originally appeared on The Well News.
Read MoreChatting “Newtok” and climate justice with Patagonia
Join us for an extra special Geography of Hope conversation with the filmmakers behind the new film “Newtok.”
Read MoreYou can’t drill for oil without insurance
A major insurer is stepping away from risky fossil fuel projects that threaten sacred and pristine Arctic land.
Read MoreThe importance of Indigenous representation
Join us for a conversation with Princess Daazhraii Johnson, a Neets’aii Gwich’in writer, director, producer, actor and advocate.
Read MoreIPCC Report, Part II: The climate crisis is here — so now what?
Overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on February 28, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second part of its Sixth Assessment Report.
Read MoreDr. Peter Winsor takes the helm as the League’s next executive director
On February 7, Alaska Wilderness League was pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Peter Winsor as its next executive director. And we’re happy to share that Peter is now officially on board and leading the team as we work to protect Alaska’s wild places.
Read MoreSurvival and peril on the edge of a warming world
“The Loneliest Polar Bear” is the heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species from an accelerating climate crisis.
Read MorePolar bears on the edge, with Steven Kazlowski
Photo Credit: Steven Kazlowski, LeftEyePro.com Join us for a conversation with internationally renowned polar bear photographer Steven Kazlowski.
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