DRILLING IN ANWR

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.

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

Throughout paragraph five he describes the protections put into place during 1960 by Eisenhower, protecting an 8.9 million acre area of the preserve that was future extended to more than 100 million acres during Carter's presidency. And he states since he left office there have been repeated proposals to open the coastal plain to oil drilling which he states “those attempts have failed because they met tremendous opposition… especially from the Gwich’in Athabascan Indians.” He also refutes the proposal directly, describing how the economical benefits from industrializing the arctic refuge would be minute at best, expressing that “at best the artic refuge might provide one to two percent of the oil our country consumes

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not only America’s last “truly great wilderness”, but it is home to a multitude of species that would be affected if it were transformed into a place for an oil industry. It is also a symbol of our national heritage where settlers once called it the wilderness. Throughout the essay, Jimmy Carter gives thorough evidence on why we should not destroy this beautiful environment. His evidence includes descriptive language, the use of pathos, and logical reasoning.

In his Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey, Jimmy Carter effectively convinces his audience that the wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for industrial purposes. He first appeals to his readers' emotions through a detailed account of his personal experience in the Arctic Refuge. He goes on to refute those pushing for the development of the Arctic Refuge by providing an easy solution to their reason. Finally, he calls his readers to action by saying that we should keep one of America's last great wildernesses intact.

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. Now the government wants more land to construct oil reserves. The refuge is home to many endangered species such as migratory birds, polar bears, and wolves (Lynne and Roberts 1). Most of ANWR’s designated oil area is owned by indigenous Alaskan

Summary Alaska is well known for its abundance in oil. Obama has now proposed a bill to ban energy exploration on 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. With this bill comes this are being considered as wilderness and Alaskans are not happy with the bill at all. Many of the people who are Native to this are feel as if they have been disrespected or unconsidered.

I did not support the drilling in Alaska. Even though it help us with helping our economy, with extra resources for energy, a positive social impact, and increase national defense. But it would not help the negative social impact the pollution and horrible environment for the animals that live in Alaska. Alaska would have a horrible impact with the drilling, and the lives that live there would be affected by it. Even if the United States decide to draw an Alaskan they may have also ate oil spill that would affect other people's

The next article supports drilling in ANWR and it is written by Doc Hastings and the article title is, “Forget 10 Years--Drilling ANWR Would Pay Off Right Away.” Right away, Doc goes for the struggles of the

Americans shouldn’t drill for oil in Alaska because of the economics. The oil will only reduce US oil imports 4% having no real effect on prices and supplies. It would only last six months supply for oil at our consumption rates. The research says that America solve its energy problem by reducing the oil usage.

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

We know that the oil in Alaska is valuable. Yet, their development and drilling only benefit a small group of people in society. In A First American Views His Land, N. Scott

Environmental groups were generally supportive of the previous administration's plan, but worry the Trump administration is rushing to lease that land designated for drilling with the sale scheduled for December 6.

Intro: The issue at hand are one that deal with conservation, the question asked by so many Americans is that, are the economic success of the Alaska Oil industry worth the conservation of wildlife? This report will demonstrate the problem at hand regarding Alaska Oil and the solution to the problem as well.

In 2004, Questar sent a proposal to BLM to invest in directional drilling that would minimise the land occupied by wells, required roadways and distribution pipes. The innovation would reduce any harmful effect on the wildlife. However, the drilling method is costly but can be justified by continuous drilling all through winter.