To: Tom Barrett, Mayor, Milwaukee, Wis.
Protect Our Arctic
The Arctic is a truly special place, but it is under threat from rising temperatures, oil drilling, and industrial fishing. We ask that you use your status as a leader to endorse the International Declaration on the Future of the Arctic. This charter demands action on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate change, oil drilling, and unsustainable fishing. Learn more at ArcticDeclaration.org, and please sign on today.
Why is this important?
The Arctic is a special place: inhabited by creatures like polar bears and whales, full of magnificent vistas, and home to people who maintain the traditions of their ancestors. For millennia, it has remained untouched by oil-drilling or industrial fishing.
But as the ice melts from climate change, that special status is at risk. Multinational corporations are chomping at the bit to be the first to exploit this amazing area. That's why I'm asking you to do something a little different for the Arctic.
We’re calling for the northernmost, uninhabited areas of the Arctic to be permanently protected as a global sanctuary.