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TikTok push Sea turtle conservation by
targets Biden on Turtugaruba Foundation
Alaska’s huge
Willow oil plan
By M. THIESSEN Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A
social media campaign urging Page 10
President Joe Biden to reject an
oil development project on Alas-
ka's remote North Slope has rap-
idly gained steam on TikTok and Festival “A Song for Aruba’s hymn
other platforms, reflecting the un- and Flag” begins this Friday
ease many young Americans feel
about climate change.
The #StopWillow campaign has
garnered more than 50 million
views and counting, and was
trending in the top 10 topics on
TikTok, as users voiced their con-
cerns that Biden wouldn't stick to
In this screenshot provided on March 7, 2023, TikTok
user Hazel Thayer speaks out in a TikTok video against his campaign promises to curtail
an oil drilling project that’s proposed on Alaska’s oil drilling.
North Slope.
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