Drill Baby Drill The Federal Government should release the 19 million acres of land known as ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) out of protection from oil drilling. The need for oil now outweighs the predicted environmental impact. Drilling will improve the national economy, in addition to reducing our dependency on foreign countries for this good. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is estimated to sit on 10.4 billion barrels of crude oil with a five percent chance of being 16 billion. This quantity is enough to provide oil products for the U.S. for just over two years. Drilling in ANWR would provide a safe source of energy for a short term.
While the National Unemployment Rate is slowly improving, the numbers are somewhat inaccurate due to the fact that after a long enough period of being unemployed people stop reporting their status. “ Our country has also seen an increase in the homeless …show more content…
The readily argued caribou migration routes are moot points in this discussion, with about 200 miles of coastline not affected by drilling. Naturally, people have seen the negative large scale effects of oil pollution for example the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. However, “Energy companies have figured out how to drill wells with fewer toxic chemicals, enclose wastewater so it can't contaminate streams and groundwater, and sharply curb emissions from everything from truck traffic to leaky gas well valves.” This means drilling would only last two years with small effect to wildlife and no effect to groundwater or fear of chemical
While the National Unemployment Rate is slowly improving, the numbers are somewhat inaccurate due to the fact that after a long enough period of being unemployed people stop reporting their status. “ Our country has also seen an increase in the homeless …show more content…
The readily argued caribou migration routes are moot points in this discussion, with about 200 miles of coastline not affected by drilling. Naturally, people have seen the negative large scale effects of oil pollution for example the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. However, “Energy companies have figured out how to drill wells with fewer toxic chemicals, enclose wastewater so it can't contaminate streams and groundwater, and sharply curb emissions from everything from truck traffic to leaky gas well valves.” This means drilling would only last two years with small effect to wildlife and no effect to groundwater or fear of chemical