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Special vans emblazoned with images of polar bears and caribou will be crisscrossing the country this summer, mobilizing support for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The van tours were officially launched today in Washington, D.C., and the first of the vans was cheered by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters as it took to the road for a six-week tour of communities across the northeastern United States. A second van is touring the upper Midwest, and is currently in Minneapolis, according to this release from the Arctic Refuge Action group.