Fri 1/4: Today is IT for comments on oil drilling in a pristine and perilous area filled with endangered animals. What’s not to write about?

Action  – Write a comment to stop this cancer in the heart of an endangered polar bear habitat. You have until 11:59 EST to do it.

Trump and his fossil-fuel supporters want to put an oil rig in the middle of a wildlife refuge filled with endangered species. Monster storms,  rising seas, endangered species, melting ice, an oil company known to cut corners and responsible for a 4-month long leak, polar bears  heading back to land, where they will encounter new roads, above-ground pipelines and tasty, yet dangerous humans….

What could go wrong?

• Comment here by tonight Jan. 4th, 2018 11:59 PM ET.
• Need more information to write, or comment examples to look at? Go here.

Rendering of the “Liberty project” proposal

Why wait? Here’s our 5-minute Photoshop rendering of what the “Liberty Project” might look like after one of our century’s new super-storms. You already know what dead sea animals look like.

No matter what BOEM says, there isn’t accurate information on inundation for Alaska. “Unlike coastal areas in the lower 48, where this information is available in great detail, information for Alaska’s 50,000 kilometers of coastline is sparse, low resolution and/or out of date. Much better information is sorely needed if communities and land and resource managers can anticipate and plan for changes.” (adaptalaska.org)

This is just the beginning. They want to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling starting next summer. Comments will start next Friday. We will be updating you on this soon.