country. There have been thoughts and ideas about how to correct this downfall to make a turn for the better. One of the strong ideas of drilling for oil within our country has been a topic of discussion. Up in Alaska in a deserted area called ANWR we know there is large amount of oil that has been resting underground untouched. Financially the United States could drilling for oil developing a huge investment and turn our economy around for the better; within this investment we will create jobs‚ revenues
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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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In a "Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land‚ A Photographic Journey"‚ Jimmy Carter tries to sway his audience to leave the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in its "pure‚ untrammeled state" for its beauty and history. Carter uses sensory imagery‚ a personal anecdote‚ and appeals to emotion to dissuade the audience from developing the Refuge for industry. In the first paragraph‚ Carter sets the scene of the Refuge. He uses sensory diction like vast‚ wild‚ windswept
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Oil and gas production‚ drilling‚ and trading is a big issue in the United States. Currently‚ much of the oil we use comes from foreign sources. Many argue that we should reduce foreign oil dependency by reducing our consumption and by drilling for oil right here in the U.S. For approximately forty years‚ a debate has been brewing about oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is 19‚000‚000 acres of land in northern Alaska‚
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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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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
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increase the supply of available crude oil by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The idea of drilling in the Arctic has been controversial and to the present day is still being debated. The United States’ need to determine whether drilling in the Arctic will be a worthwhile consideration‚ or if there are not sufficient benefits to counteract the harmful possibilities drilling possesses. Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides many immediate economic benefits for
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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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different locations of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. We discovered an area with a beach and a boat ramp near Panacea‚ FL. The next day we went to St. Marks Lighthouse. Along the drive down to the lighthouse‚ we discovered different types of lands and ecosystems. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1931 in order to provide a habitat for migrating birds. It is over 70‚000 acres that’s spread between Wakulla‚ Jefferson‚ and Taylor counties. The refuge is extremely diverse and include
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machinery. Oil has its benefits‚ but people seem to ignore the process of acquiring oil. Oil drilling is a dangerous and risky process. It runs the risk of contaminating the surrounding water and harming the organisms that live in it. The process also emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill‚ better known as the BP oil spill‚ was a prime example of how oil drilling is an extremely harmful process. An explosion on the rig caused it to spill 60‚000 barrels
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