To Drill or Not to Drill? HUM/114 - CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING To Drill or Not to Drill? Gas prices are still hovering around the $4 per gallon mark‚ and us as Americans are aching badly. There are a lot of people who believe Americans are to blame entirely for this energy issue. The truth is these people are the same ones who helped create this energy crisis. I believe America is the culprit as well as the victim. America should exhaust all other resources before looking
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To Drill or not to Drill Hum 111 April 10‚ 2011 To Drill or not to Drill Foreign oil has been a thorn in the side of America. President Barack Obama has made it one of his priorities to invest in clean fuel and new energy technologies. We have been depending on foreign fuel for years; we don’t have very many options as we don’t produce enough oil in the United States for our needs. The president is looking out for the best interest of the planet and the American public in regards to clean
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To Drill or Not To Drill I believe that we should focus on other ways of getting energy besides drilling‚ especially off shore. We all have seen what can happen if something go wrong when we drill off shore. I don’t feel that we know enough information about drilling deep water. According to Margolis‚ “ water pressure at those depths is more than 200 times that of the atmosphere at the surface‚ and no one knew what all the heat‚ gas‚ and salt below the seafloor might do to the drilling equipment”(Margolis
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To Drill or Not To Drill Hum/111 February 6‚ 2011 Axia College of University of Phoenix To Drill or Not To Drill I believe that we should just continue drilling off the Gulf Coast‚ Alaska‚ and other areas within our country that are currently not being explored. By exploring these other areas and utilizing the resources that are found there‚ we could decrease our dependency on other countries for oil and natural gas. If the United States could decrease its dependency on foreign countries
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To Drill or Not to Drill? HUM 111 April 14‚ 2013 Keisha Smith To Drill or Not to Drill? For years‚ the nations of the world have relied on some form of energy to sustain the populace and the industrial sectors of that nation. Fossil fuels (oil‚ coal‚ and natural gas) are the backbone of the United States’ energy consumption. Fossil fuels are not an infinite source but a finite source. Scientists do not know the exact process behind the creation of fossil fuels‚ except that the creation takes
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Drill or not to Drill There are many people who are debating against oil drilling in the world. Some of them are discussing how to meet the best energy needs in the United States. Several people argue about how the country should decrease the dependence on oil and how it ’s invested in several sources of energy. The United States seems to be using huge amounts of oil on a daily basis and can be very expensive. I believe in order to meet energy needs we have to find another kind of source
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To Drill or Not to Drill Tiffany D. Hollins University of Phoenix-Online Associates HUM/111 Critical and Creative Thinking Jennifer Howard-Instructor October 26‚ 2012 Introduction Energy and environmental issues are one of the world’s largest concerns‚ deciding whether to drill or resort to other energy sources such as wind and solar power. “Since the industrial revolution in the 18th century‚ human beings have consumed a vast amount of fossil fuel. It has been reported that
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To Drill or Not To Drill Hum/114 To Drill or Not To Drill Many people are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. Some argue that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy‚ such as wind and solar power. Others argue that changing to new power sources is unnecessary and expensive. They state that the United States should search for oil in Alaska‚ the Gulf Coast‚ and other unexplored areas within the country. Throughout
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“To drill or not to drill‚ that is the question” I think that this is a very difficult question to have to answer. I can see where both sides are coming from because in one sense drilling off the coast and in the Gulf of Mexico would help save our country money because we would not have to buy our oil from other countries. I also think it is somewhat of a good idea because if we were to drill here instead of buying our oil from other countries it would help provide more jobs for Americans which
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alternatives. Despite the problems of global warming and possible disasters like the British Petroleum spill in 2010‚ many Americans still feel as though offshore drilling will provide some sort of relief in fuel prices. Offshore drilling is not a solution to the nation’s long-term energy issues. As a nation‚ The United States must reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and develop alternatives that are both reliable and environmentally safe. Despite growing concern over environmental issues‚ the United
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