Press Releases

Please refer all media inquiries to Emilie Surrusco at 202-544-5205 or email Emilie@alaskawild.org. Thank you.

Arctic Refuge

Sen. Murkowski Plays Politics While Alaska Melts Alaska Sen. demands Arctic Refuge drilling for climate change bill support (3/4/10)
More than 200,000 Citizens Ask Secretary Salazar for Real Protections for Polar Bear's Arctic Home Public overwhelmingly calls for halt to proposed oil drilling in Arctic Ocean (12/28/09)
Arctic Refuge 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins Today (12/6/09)
Sen. Begich brings much-needed spotlight to America's Arctic Freshman senator introduces bills to address Arctic climate change in first floor speech (8/3/09)
New Government Report: "Alaska is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the nation" The report brings together peer-reviewed scientific data from 500 existing studies (6/16/09)
Senate ENR Committee Vote: Victory for the Arctic Refuge Statement from Kristen Miller, Government Affairs Director (6/9/09)
Secretary Salazar: Enough is enough in America’s Arctic A comprehensive energy plan is needed for our nation’s public lands and offshore (3/17/09)
Sens. Murkowski, Begich Bill: Dirty, Destructive and Distracting The latest in a long string of attempts to open up the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas development (2/27/09)
The Oil Industry’s Myth of Environmentally Safe Drilling in Alaska The facts illustrate Big Oil’s dismal track record in Alaska and on Saklahin Island in Russia (2/25/09)
Big Oil’s Latest Scheme: Directional Drilling in the Arctic Refuge Statement from Kristen Miller, Government Affairs Director (2/19/09)

Arctic Ocean

Shell Oil Chukchi Sea Drilling Plans Challenged Analysis of Impacts Sorely Lacking (1/20/10)
More than 200,000 Citizens Ask Secretary Salazar for Real Protections for Polar Bear's Arctic Home Public overwhelmingly calls for halt to proposed oil drilling in Arctic Ocean (12/28/09)
Text of Beaufort Petition (12/15/09)
Shell Oil Beaufort Sea Drilling Plans Challenged Analysis of Impacts Sorely Lacking (12/15/09)
Arctic Drilling Plan Gets Green Light; Analysis of Impacts Sorely Lacking Federal agency approves Shell oil drilling with little consideration for Arctic environment (12/7/09)
Alaska Sen. Murkowski Touts Oil-Funded Research on Arctic Oil Spill Clean-up Ignores Warnings from Govt Experts, Scientists (11/19/09)
Interior Department Mixes Oil and Polar Bear Polar Bear’s Critical Habitat Proposed as oil and gas development moves forward (10/22/09)
Arctic Drilling Plan Gets Green Light; Analysis of Impacts Sorely Lacking MMS Approves Shell Plan for Beaufort Sea with little consideration for Arctic environment (10/19/09)
Members of Congress Call for Protection of Alaska's Offshore Waters (10/7/09)
Nearly 300,000 Citizens Ask Secretary Salazar To Protect Alaska's Offshore Waters Public overwhelmingly calls for halt to proposed drilling in Arctic Ocean, Bristol Bay (9/21/09)

NPR-A/Western Arctic

Sen. Begich brings much-needed spotlight to America's Arctic Freshman senator introduces bills to address Arctic climate change in first floor speech (8/3/09)
New Government Report: "Alaska is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the nation" The report brings together peer-reviewed scientific data from 500 existing studies (6/16/09)
Secretary Salazar: Enough is enough in America’s Arctic A comprehensive energy plan is needed for our nation’s public lands and offshore (3/17/09)
The Oil Industry’s Myth of Environmentally Safe Drilling in Alaska The facts illustrate Big Oil’s dismal track record in Alaska and on Saklahin Island in Russia (2/25/09)
Senator-Elect Begich Pledges Allegiance to Alaska’s Oil Party Support for drilling in the Arctic Refuge contradicts Mr. Begich’s party and President-elect Obama (11/19/08)
Arctic Truth: DOI’S MMS: Bush’s Gift to Big Oil That Keeps on Giving Weekly online newsletter that features updates on issues pertinent to America’s Arctic (9/12/08)
Arctic Truth: Gov. Palin’s 2,000 Acre Falsehood Weekly online newsletter that features updates on issues pertinent to America’s Arctic (9/5/08)
Arctic Truth: Denver’s Oil Side Weekly online newsletter that features updates on issues pertinent to America’s Arctic (8/29/08)
Furry Friends Make a Visit to Rep. Bachmann To Remind Her – “Drilling Won’t Mean a Drop at the Pump!” A life-sized polar bear and caribou from Alaska made a special visit to Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
Arctic Truth: Big Oil’s Roster of Shame Weekly online newsletter that features updates on issues pertinent to America’s Arctic (8/15/08)