Some people do‚ and when people are offshore drilling they can cause a lot of problems if something goes wrong. The biggest concern by environmentalist is not a spill‚ but the pollution of the air and water‚ damage to the ocean bottom and debris that washes ashore from day-to-day operations of oil and gas rigs. Oil Drilling can lead to jobs being endangered‚ animals dying‚ and damaging the eco system. So many animals are dying because of the oil in the water. Proofread to- Government wildlife experts
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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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On April 20th‚ 2010‚ an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result‚ approximately 4.9 billion barrels of oil poured into the gulf over the course of 87 days. This tragedy resulted in lives lost‚ both human and animal alike‚ and really brought the issue of off-shore oil drilling to attention. While some may believe that offshore oil drilling may seem like a harmless source of revenue for the United States‚ it is imperative that citizens realize that drilling does more harm than good.
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Offshore Drilling Does anything out weigh the importance of our planet’s health? You would be surprised by the number of people who look the other way when it comes to keeping the planet clean. Offshore drilling is just one of the major environmental issues that has existed for many years and still continues to be a problem. The topic of offshore drilling not only touches on environmental issues but also political‚ economic‚ and ethical issues. All of these tie into the huge debate over offshore
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What are the effects of deep water offshore oil drilling in the United States? How do they impact our environment? It is believed that there are many positive effects of offshore oil drilling‚ such as the reduction of spending in importing oil from other countries‚ eradicating dependence on another country for oil‚ creation of more jobs through oil rigs‚ and the lowering of gas prices. However‚ the negative effects resulting from oil drilling in the United States outweigh the benefits. For example
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derivatives supply a significant part of the world’s energy. Oil is used to produce electricity‚ to operate vehicles and for a number of other vital purposes. Global proven reserves of oil at the beginning of 2009 was1.342 trillion barrels of which about 10 % is deep water – a little more than 100 billion barrels. Deep water drilling is the process of oil and gas exploration and production in depths of more than 500 feet. The deep water drilling system consists of the semisubmersible drill ship‚ riser
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Period 7 8 September 2017 Oil Drilling Offshore of the Atlantic Coast Introduction. Some argue that offshore oil drilling negatively impacts coastal economies and marine life. Others say that offshore drilling boosts the economy and is safe to marine life. Clearly‚ companies should not be allowed to drill oil off the coast of the Atlantic shore of the United States. Oil drilling off the Atlantic coast is lethal to the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. Oil drilling companies use machines
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technology advancements in deep sea oil drilling affect the ongoing competition for resources among countries? IR 310: Peace and conflict Studies November 25‚ 2013 Abstract: The goal of this paper is to identify the potential risks that may arise as technology advances are made in extracting natural resources. The focus point will be on deep sea drilling for oil. As the demand for oil increases due to the growth in the world’s population and economies‚ the search for oil expands to areas where
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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 currently unexplored areas within the country. I will state my opposition on this issue. I believe that the United States should invest money in offshore oil drilling. I understand that the world is facing global
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dependency on foreign oil or to push hard for alternative energies. Many considerations need to be examined; environmental concerns including global warming‚ employment‚ big business‚ and monetary issues including the trade balance‚ foreign policy‚ and special interest groups. An article by Stephen L. Baird titled Offshore Oil Drilling: Buying Energy Independence or Buying Time? Looks at both sides of the issue. Baird cites several polls that show growing support for offshore drilling‚ and that energy
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