Peter, the Arctic is one of the last places on Earth where oil and gas drilling should take place. Temperatures there are already rising up to four times faster than the rest of the planet. With climate change devastating landscapes and communities here and throughout our country, it’s never been more urgent to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

And yet, the Arctic is on the verge of being ripped open and ravaged for the sake of oil and gas company profits.

With so much at stake, a long-time Wilderness Society member has stepped up to TRIPLE MATCH every donation, up to $1 million, for a limited time. We are counting on 1,000 donors to take advantage of this 3X match offer in the next 48 hours to protect our nation’s most vital public lands and all who depend on them. Please, be one of the 1,000 donors we need to make a $5 gift by midnight tomorrow.

Protecting the public lands and waters of the Arctic is one of The Wilderness Society’s top priorities for the year ahead. Your gift today will go three times as far to power our multi-pronged approach, including:

• Advocating against oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Under the terms of a 2017 law passed by Trump and congressional Republicans, a new oil lease sale must be held for the Arctic Refuge next year, unless Congress overturns the drilling provision. This region is “ground zero” for our rapidly changing climate, and we can’t allow local communities to bear the brunt any longer. That’s why the Biden administration is reviewing the leasing program and updating the requirements that future lease sales abide by—and we are applying pressure for them to adopt the strongest protections possible before the mandated lease sale occurs. Donate now and do 3X as much to push the Biden administration to strengthen protections for the Arctic Refuge >>
• Applying pressure on major insurance companies—like Liberty Mutual—to make sure they don’t insure drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Until midnight tomorrow, every $1 you pitch in has the impact of $3 to keep these efforts going strong >>
• Advancing national legislation to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge from the threat of drilling. We cannot do this without you—don’t miss your chance to make a gift with 3X the impact >>
• Fighting to stop the Willow project in the Western Arctic. A federal judge recently allowed ConocoPhillips to go forward with mining gravel and building gravel roads, a drill site, pipelines and other permanent infrastructure, while the court considers the merits of a lawsuit against the massive oil-development project. But we’re not giving up, Peter. We’re going back to court to appeal this decision and halt construction, and we need your help to stand strong against ConocoPhillips, a profit-hungry fossil fuel company with deep pockets, to work toward stopping the Willow Project permanently >>

None of this crucial work is possible without Wilderness Society supporters like you—and right now, your support goes 3X as far. I hope you’ll join us and take the 3X Match Challenge before it’s too late to help protect vital landscapes like the Arctic.

Thank you for your support.

Jyoti Stucky
Director, Digital Fundraising
The Wilderness Society