Your Signature is Needed: We’re so close to stopping Arctic drilling

You may have noticed it yourself Friend, for most places across the globe this has been the HOTTEST summer on record! For many, the heat is nearly unbearable. And it’s only getting hotter. In places where the cold climate is necessary for the ecosystem to thrive, the record beating heat can only be even more harmful. For the vulnerable polar bears in the Arctic, the rising temperature could only increase the rate to their EXTINCTION. Meanwhile, Big Oil wants the precious Arctic land for fossil fuel projects that fill their dirty pockets. Drilling and fracking only increases the rate of global warming, resulting in melting ice caps. The growth of oil drilling and fracking activity will also drive away critical food sources, disrupt bear denning sites, and could even impair polar bear survival mechanisms, such as their ability to feed, hunt, and tend to their baby bear cubs. This is URGENT -- if the Arctic continues to warm at the current rate, experts predict it could be completely ice-free as early as 2054! As you read this, the Biden Administration is proposing regulations to prohibit oil drilling and fracking on Arctic lands. We need YOU to use your voice in supporting these regulations. [The existence of these beloved creatures now falls on us, Friend! Will you fight back with us and PROTECT vulnerable polar bears by taking action NOW? >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( The Arctic is home to not only polar bears and other wildlife, but to Indigenous communities who rely on the land, water, and the ecosystem’s fragile balance for resources. Reckless oil drilling and fracking disturbs this balance by poisoning water sources and driving away fish. Residents nearby also suffer from noise pollution and toxic greenhouse emissions from industrial-sized drilling machines. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was created to protect communities, animals and the planet from environmentally destructive activities that could cause irreparable harm. Under NEPA, the current drilling and fracking on Arctic lands do not only violate these protections but infringes on the communities’ input to protect their homes and quality of life. People, polar bears, and the entire Arctic ecosystem are at risk if we do not protect them. [Please, Friend, we need environmentalists like you to speak up for people and the planet. Sign the petition to SAVE the Arctic and the planet from Big Oil’s corporate greed >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for being a true champion for polar bears and the planet! Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]