Drilling in North America Essay -- Environment Argumentative Persuasiv

To Invest in drill or to Invest in Our Future?Youve almost made it. The captain says that around these mountains, in about 15 minutes, you should see it, the dandy coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife stamping ground birthplace to caribou, polar bears, and much of the other arctic wildlife. Youve been looking forward to seeing this for as long as you can remember and when you do its breathtaking crisp clean white plains, just like youd seen in the National Geographic. You listen to the sounds surrounding you, the ocean lapping along the boat, the air whistling through with(predicate) the mountains, thewhats that? That mechanical noiseit sounds likelike engines, but what are machines doing on this remote, beautiful, peaceful, and highly important land? As you turn your focus to the east, where the noise is coming from, you see it. Among the fragile tundra and warm mountains lining the plain you see a giant oil field. In the middle of this pristine territory there it is, a mechanical giant cut and moving to its own ominous sound. And then you remember it all12 years ago during the Bush administration, our president pushed for the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to stop our addiction on foreign oil and to boost our economy with new employment after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This scenario tragically could happen. Sure it sounds like a great plan, lets stop supporting the terrorist countries and drill our own oil, lets provide thousands of new jobs after so m some(prenominal) people are being laid off, lets drill in the last remaining untouched American Arctic coastline. It sounds good, but its not reasonable, environmentally or economically. It would take years before we could even reap the profi... ...on, Pete. Jobs and Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge A Summary and Review of Current Literature. The Wilderness Society. 25 Sept. 2001. < www.wilderness.org In Dr. Pete Mortons study of the relationship between jobs and drill in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge facts were presented through query of numerous books and studies by other researchers in the field. He looks at the proposed number of job employment and uses his research as well as others to disprove this high number.9) The National Resource Defense Council. < www.nrdc.org Online. 23 Feb. 2002.The National Resource Defense Council website offered information on any and all existing environmental problems, including alternative energy sources, national parks, etc. The section on the Arctic Wildlife Refuge provided graphs and statistics useful for the environmental stance.