Jay Mahoney 1238 Anuri Street Iqaluit‚ Nunavut‚ X0A 0H0 January 1st‚ 2008 Mr. James Harper Concrete Estates 867 Queen Elizabeth Road Iqaluit‚ Nunavut‚ X0A 0H0 Dear Mr. Harper Through a conversation with Ms. Jones‚ from town council‚ we have discussed the prospect of developing a new subdivision in the under-developed Road to Nowhere area. I have acquired a design for housing based upon a new low-cost development method‚ and writing you to apply for the position of chief contractor
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: 37). Of the 19.6 million acres in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge 17.5 million acres are permanently closed to development. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is often called the "American Serengeti" (Defenders of Wildlife). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge lies in the northeast corner of Alaska (Predger‚ David). The entire refuge lies north of the Arctic Circle and 1‚300 miles south of the North Pole (Predger‚ David). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is the size of South Carolina (Predger
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the Gwich’in forever. Politicians‚ environmentalists‚ economists and neighbors now fight over the prospect of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Many of the arguments for drilling are worth consideration; however‚ in comparison to the evidence against it‚ they are neither convincing nor compelling. In order to fully understand why drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is such a big deal; we need to understand the history of the refuge. ANWR was created in 1980 by the United
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1959 Congress annexes Alaska 1960 Arctic National Wildlife Range established by Fred Seaton of the DOI l969 Trans-Alaska Pipeline System formed by a group of oil and gas companies. They want to build a huge pipeline from south to north coast of Alaska! 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act buys out native Alaskans of their land for gas and oil exploration‚ basically they can claim any land they want except land for the pipeline 1972 EIS released stressing the need for oil resources to
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getting billions of dollars yearly but yet we are still preserving our own reserves‚ or our own country‚ where we can save money and create jobs in areas such as Alaska‚ that are rich in oil reserves. Drilling for oil in Alaska‚ especially in the ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) region‚ has been a highly debated area ever since the start of the 20th century. This is due to the economic and social problems America faces such as‚ a fragile economy‚ high rates of unemployment‚ and a very high national
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An Argument against Drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve By: James Andrew Whitten Government Economics Heath Vincent March 5‚ 2013 America’s rank as the world’s leading superpower gives the nation unsurpassed clout throughout the rest of the world‚ but as the old saying goes “With great power comes great responsibility.” Many other nations not only rely on America’s economy for their own country’s survival‚ but they also look up to America with a hopeful sense for the future
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A military‚ colloquial and historic record of Convoy PQ17. Source 3.1: Summary and analysis “The Destruction of Convoy PQ17 27th June-10th July 1942” was written by Dr Milan Vego in 2015 and was published in the Naval War College Review in 2016. It is written from a military perspective‚ and records how‚ during the period 1941 to 1945‚ the Allies sent 42 eastbound escorted convoys and 36 westbound escorted convoys to and from the USSR port of Archangel. The convoys left from the East Coast of
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ANWR Outline I. Introduction A. Context 1. 19 million square acres in Alaska’s coastal plain 2. A wildlife reservation preserve‚ abundant with vast habitats and oil reservoirs B. Relevant 1. Drilling could possibly destroy the habitat and way of life for animals 2. It could also give the United States a 6 month supply of oil 3. Is the drilling worth it C. Thesis statement 1. The United States Congress should allow drilling in ANWR due to the economic‚ environmental‚ and social benefits
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Climate change is already hitting Africa hard however‚ the IPCC (International panel on climate change) have suggested that Africa will be getting even drier and continue to steadily warm like it has warmed by 0.5 degrees Celsius since 1900. Already being amongst the poorest countries of the world‚ many African economies are expected to suffer further drain as global warming continues to rise. Most African economies are heavily dependent on agriculture; reliable for their survival‚ selling cash
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many biomes. It is separated into two types which are the arctic and alpine. The following information was gathered from a few websites which include Blue Planet Biome‚ National Geographic-Tundra‚ and UCMP.Berkely- The Tundra Biome. The Tundra biome is the coldest and harshest biomes in the world. The Tundra ecosystem is treeless and can be found in the arctic in the northern hemisphere an example would be the North Pole and
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