No. of Recommendations: 13
We need the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and all that it contains in terms of wildlife and wilderness more than we need the oil. And don't give me the bullshit about how environmentally sensitive the development will be. We've seen this play out before.
Trump Opens Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil Drilling
The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.They are also allowing another contentious road to be built across some of the wildest areas left in the US. It is all for some mining companies and will be for their sole use.
The Ambler Road Project is a proposal for a 211-mile industrial access road and is intended to facilitate the development of at least four large-scale mines and potentially hundreds of smaller mines across the region. It would cross 11 major river systems and thousands of smaller rivers, streams, and wetlands-these waterways are highways for our subsistence lifestyle.
The network of roads and mines would cross many rivers and streams in the foothills of the Brooks Range upstream from villages in critical fish spawning areas. This can have devastating impacts on all fish in-migration and out-migration, spawning and rearing habitat, and will especially compromise species at risk like Chinook. https://www.tananachiefs.org/get-involved/ambler-r...I lived in Bettles, AK just south of the Brooks Range. I know this area well. This will be an environmental disaster.
No. of Recommendations: 2
He has openly said he wants to loot all Federal land of resources. Why would we expect different from him, now that he is in office?
from the net sifter:
During his 2025 administration, Donald Trump's policy for developing natural resources on federal land focuses on rapidly expanding drilling, mining, and logging by overturning environmental protections implemented by previous administrations
. These actions are part of his "American Energy Dominance" agenda, and they have been met with legal challenges and criticism from environmental groups.
Policies and actions
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): The administration has finalized plans to open the entire coastal plain of the refuge—1.56 million acres—to oil and gas leasing. This reverses a 2021 action by the Biden administration that had suspended and canceled leases in the protected wilderness area.
Expansion in Alaska: Beyond ANWR, the administration has authorized other resource development projects in Alaska, including: Reissuing right-of-way permits for the Ambler Access Road, a 211-mile route that will open access to a mining district rich in copper, cobalt, and other minerals.
Approving a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Repeal of the Public Lands Rule: The Department of the Interior has moved to repeal the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) 2024 Public Lands Rule, which had placed conservation on equal footing with resource extraction. Opponents say this change prioritizes extractive industries over environmental conservation.
Because, when you're 79 years old, you don't care about the long term. You only care about what puts the most loot in your pocket now.
Steve
