offered to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign countries for oil has been opening up drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Proponents say that drilling in ANWR would make the United States more self-sufficient in the area of energy, while at the same time not doing excessive damage to the environment of the area. Opponents of drilling in ANWR cite the environmental problems of off-shore drilling and maintain that this land should be left alone and allowed to stand as an environmental
Proponents of the oil drilling believe that the oil in the refuge will solve the high prices of gasoline, but they don’t even know what amount of oil the refuge holds and the amount of oil that we use every year in the United States. The drilling in ANWR will severely damage the wildlife refuge and its environment. The oil would take years to access with drilling and so far there has been no proof that the drilling would actually produce enough oil to sustain our needs as a country. Also a reason to
Twitchell researched the Northern Slope of the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and found out that there is a large amount of untapped crude oil. Twitchell states (2001) that the government and environmentalists have fought over drilling rights in this area and the government wants money but the environmentalists do not want to abolish the habitat. After researching this topic, Twitchell realized that he was not going to be able to pick one side of the argument. He says that both parties made
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), the crowned jewel of the nation’s 544 refuges is in danger of destruction (Lamar and Markey 12). ANWR has been in existence since 1960 and has slowly become one of the most controversial topics to hit Congress. ANWR is composed of 19 million acres on the northeast coast of Alaska. Although the government has been provided with this immense land they are fighting to gain more land. Why? ANWR is the second biggest oil field that is owned by the U.S.
Proposition: The United States should drill for oil in the ANWR. Significance: Right now, The United States of America languishes in an economic decline. Jobs are being lost. Drilling in the ANWR will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Also, 80% of Alaska’s state revenues are oil. With the North Slope oil fields in decline, Alaskans could lose jobs. Drilling in the ANWR will create jobs for Alaskans. As Jennie Wodkowski, who has lived in Alaska for 34 years said, “Oil’s important. We don’t
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Moreover, I would be making periodic assessments of every drilling area. If indeed there is a fact proven that oil development harms local wildlife, I will then conduct re-assessment of the ANWR drilling. I understand there economic restrains on buying only foreign crude oil supplies, but only in needed situations I would allow drilling to occur, but all there will be drilling limitations. However, if the ANWR myths are false, then a well organized planned
This article offers insight to the controversial topic of whether or not to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. It’s main solution is to converse with environmentalists on the issue to determine if it is worth the risks and suitable for the environment. The first issue addressed by the article is the difference that private property makes when it comes to managing multi use resources. It gives an example regarding the Audubon Society and how they own a 26,000-acre preserve
trend, many Republican oil lobbyists, who dub themselves “the Teamsters”, have drawn together an extensive oil producing plan. The plan calls for tapping oil and natural gas deposits in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (henceforth recognized as ANWR). According to the Teamsters and Alaskan senator Frank Murkowski, dep... ... middle of paper ... ...A conflict that started between environmentalists and oil lobbyists is steadily forming a division among Democrats and Republicans up on Capitol
has required the United States to consider a variety of options to fulfill [the] ever-increasing energy needs, even drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] (Smith). The controversial question on whether or not to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge reserve has been in battle since its establishment. Drilling in ANWR would cause severe damage as it is a danger to its native plants and animals as the land is their home and birthing ground, the land discussed to be open to drilling
that 's why we need to stop them. To narrow down where we should stop is Alaska. "In recent reports by the NRC ,confirms that oil drilling in the north slope of Alaska has had an environmental and economic effect in the last three decades." ("Save ANWR") and by continuing to take oil out of the ground there are now empty holes under ground, which means with one bad earthquake will cause a huge catastrophe in Alaska, making harder for animals and maybe humans to live there. By taking out and not replacing
The documentary, 'Alaska's Last Oil', tells the story of a company that is desperate to drill for oil in the Antarctic Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. The company doesn't seem concerned about the environmental or human impact of its actions. The US government is planning to authorise the company to drill for oil. If it does this it is also responsible for the consequences. The drilling will destroy the fragile habitat which supports many endangered species. We all have an interest in this issue
The Arctic Circle is a snowy paradise that harbors diverse species and beautiful landscapes. It also happens to be home to an estimated thirteen to twenty-five percent of the world’s undiscovered crude oil, averaging out to about 90 billion barrels of oil (Gerkens, 2014). Alaska in particular is home to one of the largest sources of oil in the United States. Underneath the barren land and icy waters is thought to be over 412 billion barrels of oil and 132 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. A majority
trillions of dollars on getting oil from overseas when we could be getting it from our own lands? “If President Clinton wouldn’t have signed the wilderness society demands and vetoed 1995 legislation, we would be producing a million barrels a day from ANWR right now” (Mark, 2012). In fact the Alaska continent already has a pipe line that runs through it, so I think that there shouldn’t be a problem to start using the line again. “TAPS witch was opened in 1977 is over 4’in diameter and stretched 800 miles
beneficial to the economy by bringing in more cash for the community or region. Yet as we increase our economic value, the environment around us decreases. An example for this issue would be drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Now the idea behind this is that the Republicans have been trying for so long to be able to drill on this sacred land. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been said to be the most pristine areas in the entire United States. The supporters of
on the north coast of Alaska. Prudhoe Bay would soon account for 20% of all domestic U.S. oil production. Despite the oil crisis in 1980, Congress formed a wildlife reserve just east of Prudhoe Bay. it was called The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR). Document A. THE ENVIRONMENT America shouldn’t drill in Alaska for oil because it will affect the environment in a bad way. Drilling for oil will damage the environment in several ways. One way is by the vehicles coming in and out of the drilling
The United States currently has 250 years of oil already drilled. Oil is a necessity to the world today. It is one of the most important natural resources on the planet. The benefits of oil drilling by far outweigh the negative benefits. Oil is used in many of the products that we use today. We must continue drilling for oil as it is a major natural resource that the United States can benefit from for many more years. Oil makes up of 85% of the United States natural energy production. Wind and
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The wilderness as natural as it is serves us humans by keeping us alive. Not only does it do this, but it also provides us with oxygen, habitat for plants and wildlife, and a place to unwind. One of the smallest things we could do to help keep the wilderness running would be to not mess with or damage it in any way. Some people may not realize how important the wilderness is to us because they keep on destroying and contaminating it with their ignorance. Therefore, we must conserve the wilderness
For more than a decade, debate over drilling for oil on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] has continued unabated. The proposal to drill for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is heavily urged by the oil companies and supported by most Alaskan government officials, has drawn full scale opposition from powerful private environmental organizations representing millions of members throughout the United States. Congress established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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