Essays Tagged: "National Wildlife Refuge"
The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve
It seems completely insane for the United States to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be a contradiction in te ... more than one million barrels of oil per day - roughly five times the amount of oil that the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve is likely to produce. (Palmer 21)The tragedy of 9/11 has only given the Bu ... f which are "terrorist" nations.If the Bush Administration succeeds and begins to dig up the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, it would be an illogical act with no other purpose except to make money f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Oil drilling in the arctic.
ded to government lands for responsible exploration and development, including Arctic lands. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), is a vast region of land located within the Arctic Circle in the No ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences
What is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)?
The Environment or Oil?The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is known as the second largest in the National Wildlife Refuge Syste ... as the "American Serengeti" because of its wildlife and beautiful landscape (The Artic). The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is controversial because it possibly contains large oil reserves that could ... nd to the inhabitants and the wildlife has taken a greater priority. To allow the drilling in Artic National Wildlife Refuge would mean the destruction of one of the last great geographical areas. The ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
The Growing Question of Oil Exploration in ANWR
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 established the 19 million-acres of what is now cal ... n now, we must increase the domestic oil production. Greater oil production will increase the gross national product and create thousands of jobs. This will also help to lower the price of oil for all ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Should We Drill in the Arctic?
had been much simpler for the people and much more efficient in terms of oil collecting. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an enormous piece of land located in the Northeast of Alaska, is believe t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Essay on the role of ANWR in the artic
, and everyday people alike is the debate on whether drilling should occur in ANWR (Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). One of the largest wildlife refuges in Alaska, ANWR is 19.6 acres and con ... undisturbed wilderness -- a last vestige of the American frontier that helped shape and define our national identity (Collins). There are not many places where 9,000 foot mountains come right up to a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Pearl Harbour and George Bush
rilling for Oil Support45% Oppose Drilling in Alaska RefugePresident Bush's plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling seems to be loosing ground. Public support for th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Oil Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most pristine environmental areas in our country, but it also ... t is clear that at the current time we need to pursue oil exploration and extraction in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge.Those who are against the oil industry moving into the Alaskan National Wil ... f jobs and the amount of revenue that would be created as a result of oil extraction in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge are two good reasons for promoting the ANWR project. These are two of the m ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Oil Politics vs. Nature.
Introduction.The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 and was further expanded in 1980. The Arctic Refuge ... s, and vast ecosystems, there is a current issue of whether drilling for oil should be allowed. The National Wildlife Refuge is a place of peace, and should not be disturbed by the drilling for oil, b ... of oils. Scientists say that hydrogen and fuel cell technologyhave the potential to strengthen our national energy security by reducing the country's dependence on foreign oil. According to the Natio ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Benefits of Drilling ANWR.
ependence on foreign oil and the cost that we pay for it, the simplest being to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.Recently, tensions have been high between the US and the oil prod ... begin its independence is to drill its sources of oil, specifically the oil buried under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Although it would take approximately 10 years to actually begin flo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
ANWR
What would America gain by allowing heavy industry into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? Very little. Oil found in the refuge would not be enough to end America's ... il will not solve America's energy needs. These are the reasons to opose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Oil from the refuge would hardly make a dent in our dependence on foreign i ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Arctic Oil Drilling
United States Congress has questioned if they should drill into the Area 1002 sector of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. If Congress decides to drill into this controversial area, much of the fra ... Geological Survey have shown that large amounts of crude oil are located in Area 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This hot-button issue is opposed by many evironmental groups, Democrats, a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Illegal Immigration and the Environment
day is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration describes the long-term shift of populations across national borders without complying with the legal requirements. Many people are crossing the United ... mmigration damages the environment when the immigrants set up camp and build fires. In the Coronado National Forest, wildfires have been started due to campfires set by illegal immigrants because they ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Debate On Alaska Oil
Is Artic Plunder Armed Robbery? The new Republican majority has brought the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's (ARWR) oil exploration ban to center stage. Alaska's all Republican Congr ... e writer, T.H. Watkins (1996,58), along with many other environmentalists trying to save the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), claim that the environmental price for using the land in question ... of Oil Terminology?. http://www.coloradousa.com/glossary.htm.Mitchell, J. (1997,April). Oil On Ice. National Geographic. 104-131.Poruban, Steven, ?Alaska to Hold Critical Role in US Energy Politics?, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Opening ANWR
l environmental issues concerning this topic, there are multiple benefits to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By choosing to open the refuge to oil drilling, we would be doing our nati ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Drilling For Oil In Alaska
ident Bush's, highly controversial, energy bill, which allows for limited oil drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).1. If approved by the Senate, this will be the first time oi ... rnments own over 90% of those lands, with an additional 9% in Native ownership.2. The Artic National Wildlife Refuge consists of 19 million acres in the northeastern corner of the state, of wh ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
The Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) vs. Oil
t most other beasts. The reason for this is because they inhabit a protected area deigned the Artic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.The ANWR is one of the last places on earth where artic and sub a ... t is located in the northeastern corner of Alaska, and is considered the ?crown jewel? of America?s National Wildlife Refuge System. The ANWR provides quarters for many species of wildlife including 1 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
I. Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a safe and necessary act in order to eliminate our dependency on foreign ... n bear, fox and bird populations equal to their surrounding areas.II.Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a reckless and unnecessary act that will not eliminate our dependency to ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences
Artic
ial of the ArcticPatrisha FarlowSCI207Jake GrandyJuly 26, 2010The Potential of the ArcticThe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has much potential for both the conservationists and for the preservationis ... only the Arctic, but on the country as a whole.Along the northeast coast of Alaska lies the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge "that consists of 19 million acres". (Corn, 2002) The Arctic National Wildl ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Case-In-Point - Energy Summary
Environmental EthicsFacilitator: Steven GoldsmithAugust 23, 2010Energy SummaryChapter 11THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEThe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the largest entity in the National Wi ... e petroleum development is specifically prohibited by Congress. "The proposed opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration has been a major environment-versus-economy conflict off ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management