In the contest, President Bush supported drilling in ANWR, while the Defenders of Wildlife opposed it. President Bush stated that “advances in technology [would] allow us to open up new areas to environmentally responsible exploration for oil and natural gas… developing this tiny section of ANWR could eventually yield up to a million barrels of oil per day. That’s a million barrels less that we’ve depended on from foreign sources of energy.” – (End quote) The Defenders of Wildlife countered with the fact that drilling in ANWR would demolish the environment (which is proven from drilling in other parts of Alaska), shatter one of the nation’s crown jewels, and would not assist in the lowering of gas prices at the pump. Instead they argued
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Following are two reasons for my opinion. Reason number one is that consequences of drilling, such as the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, have been proven to develop long-lasting negative effects on our world. Of course, it would be ludicrous to drill for oil with the knowledge that we would be killing plants, animals, and food resources for other human beings if an occurrence such as this were to happen. In addition, with the knowledge that we most likely will not get enough oil from this reserve to last us a single year, it again seems foolish to spend our time and money drilling for oil where there is no advantage for doing …show more content…
There were five letters inside, all addressed to a British soldier named James Adams who had died in Afghanistan. The letters were from his family who lived in Wales, and there was also a note with the letters to “whoever finds this bottle”. The note told this person to “try to make a difference, and stop any more pain.” The crew was impacted deeply and sent a signed shirt and photo of themselves to the family in Wales. They also sent a letter expressing their sorrow of the loss of James Adams and how the bottle’s letters had helped the whole crew understand the honor and the positive impact they and all the other people working on the oil spill were making in their part of the
Following are two reasons for my opinion. Reason number one is that consequences of drilling, such as the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, have been proven to develop long-lasting negative effects on our world. Of course, it would be ludicrous to drill for oil with the knowledge that we would be killing plants, animals, and food resources for other human beings if an occurrence such as this were to happen. In addition, with the knowledge that we most likely will not get enough oil from this reserve to last us a single year, it again seems foolish to spend our time and money drilling for oil where there is no advantage for doing …show more content…
There were five letters inside, all addressed to a British soldier named James Adams who had died in Afghanistan. The letters were from his family who lived in Wales, and there was also a note with the letters to “whoever finds this bottle”. The note told this person to “try to make a difference, and stop any more pain.” The crew was impacted deeply and sent a signed shirt and photo of themselves to the family in Wales. They also sent a letter expressing their sorrow of the loss of James Adams and how the bottle’s letters had helped the whole crew understand the honor and the positive impact they and all the other people working on the oil spill were making in their part of the