John, we have
the chance to tell the Biden Administration to stop oil drilling in the
Arctic by putting a stop to the destructive Willow project in Alaska. But
we need to act fast.

Before the public comment period ends on March 9, will you write a comment
telling the Biden Administration to end this destructive oil drilling
project? We'll gather every signature from this form and submit them
together before the comment period closes.

[ [link removed] ]WRITE A PUBLIC COMMENT

Let's talk about ConocoPhillips' Willow project,
John:

The Willow project is a proposed oil drilling project about 36 miles from
the mostly-Indigenous village of Nuiqsut in Alaska. If built, this project
would include the construction of pipelines, roads, a processing facility,
and up to 250 drilling wells. It could end up producing as much as 130,000
barrels of oil per day at its peak, and about 590 million barrels over 30
years.^1

It was rushed through the approval process in the Trump Administration's
final days, only to be temporarily halted by a federal judge in August.

Before it was halted, however, President Biden defended and supported the
Willow project, even though it's in clear opposition to his climate
agenda.^2 That's unacceptable.

Now, the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
announced a 30-day public comment period on ConocoPhillips' Willow
project.

We must make our voices heard to support communities on the frontlines of
this fight and demand that the Biden Administration end this project once
and for all.

We'll submit a list of all action takers to the official BLM comment
website — but we only have until March 9 before the comment period closes.
Which is why I have to ask:

[ [link removed] ]Will you write a comment urging the Biden Administration to stay true
to their climate agenda and reject ConocoPhillips' Willow project
proposal?

[ [link removed] ]WRITE A PUBLIC COMMENT

I almost couldn't believe it when I saw that in order to ensure a solid
drilling surface, ConocoPhillips has suggested installing giant chillers
underground to combat the Arctic's rising temperatures.

Here's a radical idea: Let's just stop contributing to the climate crisis
instead, and keep fossil fuels in the ground.

This is going to be a major test for the Biden Administration, and has the
potential to severely impact Biden's credibility as a 'climate president.'

Because the truth is that the completion of the Willow project would not
only result in the burning of another 590 million barrels of oil — as if
that's not enough — but it would also drastically impact Indigenous
communities' from increased pollution, wildlife degradation, the risk of
violence, as well as pave the way for more drilling in the area.^3

This is not up for debate. The Willow project must be stopped.

[ [link removed] ]The public comment period closes soon. Will you add your official
comment now to demand that the Biden Administration put an end to the
Willow project before it even starts?

Thank you for being by our side in this fight,

Emily Southard
Associate Director Campaigns & Mobilizations
350.org

1 - [ [link removed] ]Inside Climate News
2 - [ [link removed] ]Inside Climate News
3 - [ [link removed] ]Scientific American




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