Anwr: Should We Drill

Many people are taking a stand with the Standing Sioux tribe to stop the construction of an oil pipeline. Worland addresses this issue by informing readers the recent facts about the Dakota Access Pipeline. Many protesters are using this opportunity to address other issues that Pipeline will create in the long run. Meanwhile, the Energy Transfer Partners company will not let protesters stop the construction from happening. The construction still continues despite the current Administration’s request for a pause. As a result, the fight between the Standing Rock Sioux and Energy Transfer Partners has sparked warmth throughout the bitter North Dakota

he movie ‘Truthland: Dispatches from the Real Gasland’ investigates the environmental issue natural gas drilling could cause on the environment and water by talking to different experts and asking different questions. Shelly Depue, a schoolteacher mentions that according to the Gasland movie by Josh Fox, the natural gas drilling would destroy water quality and the environment (TruthLandMovie’s Channel, 2012) . Hydraulic fracking is the process by which the rock is split so the gas can flow to the surface. According to many of the experts, John Fox uses a lot of insinuation in the movie Gasland to mislead people and misinform people on what natural gas drilling really is (TruthLandMovie’s Channel, 2012). The video does not seem to analysis both critics and supporters. I think if she was able to ask critics of hydraulic fracking same questions as she asked the supporters and analyzed both answers it would have seemed like a fair review. Rather, she compared the responses of environmentalist and experts with that of Josh Fox, which I felt was a bit biased because it was just one man. In the interview on PBS, Josh

In this article, author James McPherson discusses the key players in the Dakota Access Pipeline. He outlines not only outlines the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and the pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners, but also the Governor of North Dakota, the Tribal Chairman,

Drilling in Alaska will not help stop the oil crisis. Many colonial Americans weren’t concerned about protecting natural resources because they thought they had a lot but they also knew that they needed to preserve the oil. Should the United States drill for oil in Alaska’s wilderness? America shouldn’t drill in Alaska because of the environment wilderness, protecting environment, and economics.

Bob Weinhold, a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, has been investigating environmental health issues since 1996. He continues to expose the public to the consequences of environmental abuse. His article “The Future of Fracking,” analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their efforts made to regulate and improve the current state of toxic air emissions produced by hydraulic fracturing sites in the United States. Weinhold successfully presents technological and economic benefits of oil and natural gas drilling but counters these successes by considering the damage that current fracking sites and future fracking sites have on human and environmental health. The information he

Russell Gold, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a book entitled, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World. In his book he begins by telling a personal story of how he has been affected by the “energy revolution." His parents, along with their friends, owned about 102 acres of land in Pennsylvania that was thought to have oil beneath it. The story begins when his parents were offered money by an oil company in order to get the rights to drill for oil on the property owned by them and their friends. His parents debate over it for a while, even asking his opinion on the matter, but would eventually come to the

A woman stood at the doorway and watched until the shiny car pulled away out of sight. She turned around and returned to her seat at the table. She stared at the empty space where the contract had been and replayed the deal the man had presented to her. The oil company was ready to give $2,500 an acre plus 15 percent royalty in exchange for the rights to frack on her land. She had heard stories of people becoming rich from fracking and about how the oil industry saved towns like her’s. The deal sounded too good to be true; simply allow the workers to drill a few holes and be on their way, and she would be richer. It was described as a chain of events with minimal consequences. The woman, however, had done her research. She knew the horrors this could bring to her community. She didn’t regret turning the deal down and sending the man away. She had rehearsed what she would say the day the man in the shiny car inevitably knocked on her door. While the oil company wanted to present fracking as a get-rich-quick scheme with few ramifications, her decision ultimately resulted from her loyalty to the greater good of her community outweighing her own personal motives.

Is developing the Arctic for oil and natural gas worth the powerful negative impact on the environment and native communities? The article published on September 20th, 2013 by Jennifer Weeks titled, “Future of the Arctic” examines the Arctic and the controversies within it. In the pro/con section of her article, Weeks asks the question, “Should the United States suspend Arctic offshore drilling?” Senator Mark Begich argues that the resources in the Arctic are too great of an opportunity to miss out on. Although Arctic drilling is a controversial topic, many people believe it should continue because of the financial and ethical circumstances; however, evidence to support this is lacking, which leads to the other side of the debate to be in

Another reason against drilling much research has shown that all the oil that will be produced will only last for about six months. The fact that the British Petroleum has greater potential to produce more oil and natural gasses (Markey 2004) than ANWR so why bother with it , supporting the case that drilling is pointless. Then there is the percentage that after oil production of ANWR, the foreign oil dependency will only drop from 56% to 50% (Markey 2004).Then the oil produced would reach the market ten years later after it was produced, leaving the gas price decrease to one percent(Lamar and Markey 12). There was also the reality of natural gases. ANWR does not confirm any sign of them, when President Bush ordered exploration for natural gasses (Klyza and Ford-Martin 1).Again proving drilling pointless.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or ANWR is one of the largest areas of protected land in the world. It encompasses areas of Alaska and Northwestern Canada. The area was initially set aside by President Eisenhower in 1960, because of the area’s value to the environment. What with it being part of the shrinking tundra, and the only protected tundra in the United States. However, despite the environmental significance of the ANWR to the surrounding areas, parts of the United States’ government would like to drill for oil in this important area. According to a study by the Gallup organization, support of the drilling has gone down in recent years. On top of that, more recent studies are

Environmentalists are one the biggest critics against the notion of increasing domestic oil drilling. By increasing the amount of drilling we do in the United States, we increase the risk of disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Disasters are hardly the only source of economic damage either, to find oil reserves under the ocean, seismic waves are generated into the ground. These waves bounce off the ground back up to the ship, where computers and scientist can use the results to make educated guesses on whether or not oil is located under the surface. These seismic waves can wreak havoc with marine animals like whales; where in one case over 100 whales beached themselves to get away from the painful experience (Nixon). Using seismic waves does not even guarantee that oil might be located underneath the surface, the only way to tell is to actually drill into the potential finds causing even more destruction for what might be for no gain. Once oil is found and drilling has begun, the amount of damage done to the environment can become unimaginable. The recent example is that of the Deepwater

In my opinion, I believe that hydraulic drilling can very beneficial as this will create many jobs for the American people, stop the purchasing of foreign gas , boost the American economy. As well as the gas being natural which will benefit the environment it will be cheaper for the American people. Hydraulic drilling can be very dangerous for the following reasons. because These oil companies are using harmful chemicals and not telling the general public what these chemicals are., It has been proven that it leads to health issues because of the pollution and contaminated water., and It causes environmental problems such as earthquakes and pollution along with excessive use of

The Deep Sea Drilling Project (also known as DSDP) was the first of three international scientific ocean drilling programs that have operated for forty or more years that was designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling ocean sediments and the underlying oceanic crust. On June 24th, 1966, a Prime Contract was signed between the National Science Foundation (also known as NSF) and The Regents at The University of California was signed, this contract was the first phase in the Deep Sea Drilling Project. The project was based from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California and Global Marine, Inc. conducted the drilling operations.

Davenport, Coral. “Oil Pipeline Presents Dilemma for Obama.” National Journal. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. (2011) Web. 16 Mar. 2012.

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