Oil Drilling in Alaska There is believed to be between 5.7 and 16 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil in Alaska. The only thing holding us back from drilling there because it would damage a protected national wildlife refuge in the act killing many animals. The controversy of whether to drill there or not has been going on since around 1977. The last two presidents we had were on different sides of how they felt about the drilling. There are many positives to drilling in Alaska but for every
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controversial approval of the oil drilling in the Northern Slope region of Alaska and the drilling that has already began‚ in the Tar Sands of Alberta. In this paper I will firstly explain the situation regarding why the drilling for oil is up for debate to take place. Secondly I will assess the benefits and the irreparable damage that could possibly bring forth devastating effects towards the eco-system and the wildlife in the area. Finally I will make a personal recommendation on how I feel the situation
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Oil Drilling in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuges America Should Reject the Oil Businesses Plan and Permanently Protect The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ comprising more than nineteen million acres in the northern corner of Alaska‚ is unique and one of the largest units of the National Wildlife system. The Arctic Refuge has long been recognized as an unparalleled place of natural beauty and ecological importance. The Arctic Refuge was established to conserve
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Introduction: Pro/Con Speech I. Has anyone been to Alaska‚ or will plan a trip to Alaska? Well it’s a land of cold dark weather that doesn’t appeal to most‚ but Alaska has been a major topic to the government that affects me and you. The Alaska tundra has been in question to drill oil or to protect the precious environment there. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? II. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? III. I will analyze this controversy in terms of the following
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best way to go. For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate about oil drilling in Alaska. Alaska is often referred to as America’s last frontier. It is wild and natural and it has undisturbed resources that are currently being looked at for the future. Drilling for oil in Alaska has become a controversial issue for several reasons. Environmentalists and scientists remain at odds over the affect the drilling will have on the future of the area. Some of the concerns involve the Eskimos
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How Oil Prices Affect the Price of Food By Post Carbon | Wed‚ 21 December 2011 18:07 The current global food system is highly fuel- and transport-dependent. Fuels will almost certainly become less affordable in the near and medium term‚ making the current‚ highly fuel-dependent agricultural production system less secure and food less affordable. It is therefore necessary to promote food self-sufficiency and reduce the need for fuel inputs to the food system at all levels. The connection between
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Oil Drilling Have you ever seen an animal covered in sludge‚ helpless and weak? Offshore oil drilling is one of our world’s biggest concerns. Offshore oil drilling is the discovery of finding oil or gasoline resources underwater. Usually the oil is found off the coasts of each continent and can also be found in lakes and small seas. Drilling for oil provides the energy to make fuels for cars and other machinery. Many different platforms can be used for offshore oil drilling such as drill ships
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No Oil Drilling In Protected Areas Oil‚ or petroleum‚ is a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons and rock minerals found below the earth ’s surface. When the oil is extracted from the ground it is then refined into various gases or fuels and as a raw material‚ it can be used to make plastic‚ pesticides and many more uses. Oil drilling is a process of perforating the earth’s surface and rock layers to extract fossil fuels or oil for energy productions. Oil is found all over the world and it
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Offshore Oil Drilling 1 The Time Has Come For More Offshore Oil Drilling [pic] Figure 1 shows what a typical offshore oil rig looks like. http://jonesact.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/oilrig.jpg Bryce D. Cates EPD 155 Sec 3 “Research Project” April 15‚ 2010 Offshore Oil Drilling 2 To: Paul Ross From: Bryce D. Cates Date: April 15‚ 2010 Subject: Cover Memo What do we do to obtain oil to meet the needs of Americans without having
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The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar bears
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