Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Cons

For years there has been an environmental debate on whether oil drilling should begin in the largest refuge in the United States, Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR]. High potential for oil within the refuge is estimated but the environmental impacts of oil drilling is harmful and destructive. Oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife refuge has pros and cons, however, cons are more significant as it deals with the environment and animals rather than politics and the economy. Pollution is a major consequence of oil drilling, oil spills are also a critical concern that would be devastating to the environment and the animals. Another major concern is climate change as an effect of pollution. The refuge provides a habitat in which
many species depend on but the porcupine caribou depends heavily on the refuge habitat, affects wildlife and those who depend on the wildlife. Oil is a finite resource, sooner or later it will run out, the oil amount is estimated not exact. The area was claimed as a protected wilderness area in 2015 by president Barack Obama as it has a fragile ecosystem. Oil spills could produce smog and acid rain.
Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will release many threatening chemicals into the environment. The safety of Alaska’s drinking water could be jeopardized by containing wastewater, petroleum hydrocarbons (mixed solvents contained from petroleum found in oil), surfactants
One of 16 refuges in alaska, the Arctic National Wildlife refuge is run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The community in Alaska relies on caribou for food and uses it’s skin for products