Campaigners in the US are fighting to stop a proposed large-scale oil development in northern Alaska that they say will cause irreparable harm to the fragile Arctic environment and indigenous communities ⬇️ JessieWill5 explains:
is currently deliberating whether to approve the Willow Project, which would involve drilling down into Alaska’s North Slope, which is said to be petroleum-rich.that claims the project would “emit more climate pollution annually than more than 99.7 per cent of all single point sources” in the US. The petition has been signed by more than 1.2 million people.
If it gets the green light from the Biden administration, it will be the biggest oil field in the US in decades, and will be an “economic lifeline” to indigenous communities, say supporters. addressed to the US Department of Interior, Mr Harcharek wrote of the economic benefits for the community and urged the administration to approve the project and “move as quickly as possible” to begin construction.Activists argue that the Willow Project goes against Joe Biden’s pledges to tackle the climate crisis.
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