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    drill for oil in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge because it would harm the environment‚ disrupt the animals‚ and destroy plants. The United States Congress created the Artic National Wildlife Refuge in 1980 (To drill or not to drill?: 6). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is also known as ANWR (To drill or not to drill?: 6). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is 19.6 million acres of wilderness (Scalzo‚ Jim Lo.: 37). Of the 19.6 million acres in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge 17.5 million

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    The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge is a protected park in New Mexico located in the Chihuahuan desert around 20 miles north of Socorro‚ New Mexico. The Rio Salado flows through the refuge and is a tributary of the Rio Grande joining the Rio Grande just 15 miles north of Socorro‚ New Mexico. The refuge area currently hosts the Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program by the University of New Mexico. While research into parasites in mammals mainly rodents (Wilson et al.‚ 1997) and

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    Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ or ANWR‚ is a refuge geared toward preserving national wildlife in northeastern Alaska. ANWR is about 19 million acres‚ in space‚ and contains a potential drilling spot for oil and petroleum. The potential drilling spot is a small area known as the 10-02 Area. It is only 1.5 million acres‚ or 8%‚ of ANWR‚ would even be considered for development (What is ANWR). The controversy surrounding ANWR is whether to drill or not to drill into the 10-02 area. Some people want

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    reveals his clear opposition toward the development of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. By emphasizing the evidences that degrade the development‚ the author attempts to persuade the readers to also be engaged in preserving Arctic Refuge. In order to effectively convey his thoughts‚ author used various literary techniques including personal anecdote‚ evidences‚ and dictions. Considering that The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could sound unfamiliar for the readers‚ the author first provides

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    Mountaintop Removal Mining

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    Mountaintop Removal Mining Do you ever wonder or consider where the energy is coming from when you flip the switch every time you need electrical power? I don’t think many people have any idea where that energy is coming from. The same disconnection can be applied to the food industry. This disconnection between these services that everyone is accustomed to having and using creates great problems‚ in my opinion. The coal industry has been fueling the United States for the last century. It used

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    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

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    with the issue of wildlife conservation. Wildlife conservation is important‚ as animals can not speak for the selves and need us to create a voice for them. Former United States President Jimmy Carter has a strong opinion towards wildlife conservation shown in a foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land. In the foreword by Jimmy Carter‚ he uses effective rhetorical devices in his argument to persuade his audience that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed

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    Refuge of Peace‚ Antithesis of Industry There’s something about the way trees form a thick canopy over a quiet forest that whispers of barely contained power. The wilderness seems to hold its breath and hide its secrets amidst the incursions of curious humans. However‚ the lucky few‚ such as former president Jimmy Carter‚ are made privy to the innermost workings of Mother Earth’s mysteries through their time in nature. Ink becomes paint‚ pages become canvases and Carter becomes an artist in his

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    Oil In The Middle East

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    superpower‚ oil is an extremely important factor in maintaining that status. The United States and the entire world depend on oil to run their machines and engines. The Middle East produces over 60% of the world’s oil supply. Demands for this oil increases every year. The United States relies on the Middle East for about 14% of all oil needs‚ but that percentage keeps on growing. As disaster and lack of reserves damage our own oil reserves‚ the United States needs more options for obtaining oil. The

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    domestic oil and gas consumption will grow significantly over the next two decades. In order to improve the balance of trade and make us less dependent on foreign countries for our oil‚ new domestic supplies of oil and gas are needed to be explored and produced. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ located in the northeast corner of Alaska is considered for oil and gas development since it potentially holds billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable gas. Oil companies

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