Now the Arctic Refuge is threatened more than ever. In August the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Energy Security Act which authorizes oil development in the Arctic Refuge. Now, similar legislation will be voted on in the U.S. Senate. There will likely be a vote on drilling in the Arctic Refuge by the end of September or October.
Time is short.
Let your voices be heard. Call or write your U.S. Senators now and ask them to vote against any proposed oil development in the Arctic Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most extraordinary places on earth. Located in the northeast corner of Alaska, the Arctic Refuge is home for one of America's largest caribou herds, polar and grizzly bears, wolves and arctic foxes, muskoxen and Dall sheep, and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. It is a special place that our family has grown to love deeply over the past 25 years.