No where in the world has anybody discovered this much oil
The U.S. uses 25% to 30% of the oil produced in the world, yet has less than 3% of known oil reserves,” (Doc C Paragraph 3).This is important because if becoming self-sufficient is impossible than is drilling even worth
Drilling in Alaska would not solve gasoline and oil problems. This is because in Document C it shows a study that it would only reduce US oil imports by 4%, which means it won't make that
Emily Keyes' article "Arctic Policy: Assets and Opportunities" uses several rhetorical strategies to argue that the United States should prioritize the Arctic region. One strategy she employs is the use of statistics and data to support her arguments. For example, she cites the US Geological Survey's estimate that the Arctic contains 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas. She also cites the Arctic Economic Council's report on
Opponents say exploration would only be in 8% of ANWR and actual drilling in 2000 acres (Doc B). However, oil is in 30 pockets and drilling would be more spread out (Doc E). One effect is the eyesore like Prudhoe Bay with pipes and smokestacks and roads. Also, wild places are disappearing. For peace of mind and preservation of animals we have to keep some places on earth pure.
Drilling for oil has caused many environmental issues over the years; now the United States wants to drill in ANWR, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. People should not be able to drill in ANWR because of the long term problems of the native people, the Inupiats, and the environment. Drilling for oil disrupts the environment in many major ways and also changes the Inupiats’ lives. Also, some people think that drilling there will help the economy, but the oil there will only last for a short amount of time. These three main reasons, not to drill in Alaska, will be covered.
He describes as how the area used for oil drilling will only be 1 to 2 percent of his country’s oil usage daily. He states that industry that is used there will produce so little that barely anything that the risk of the animals in the area is not worth to start industry there. The usage of this area is absolutely not worth and preserving the wildlife there is a better option. Jimmy Carter points a very good point why the industry residing in the area will barely change the oil usage shows how useless building industry on the Arctic Refuge will
And drilling and exploring the area will also cause tons of pollution. The only real pro of drilling is that the United States will possibly get access to billions of barrels of oil and could cutback on the amount of oil it imports. Considering the pros and cons of the situation it seems pretty clear that the cons outweigh the pros so, it would be illogical to drill for oil. Background:
It is expected that in 2015, 37% ($43 billion) of revenue will be lost in the oil industry, extremely bad news for Canada's oil and gas. Canada's overdependence on oil and gas will threaten its broader economy
I have chosen earth’s coldest biome, the arctic tundra for this week’s discussion post. The arctic tundra is one of the most fascinating biomes to me specifically for its exponential impact on this planet and delicate ecosystem. The Arctic tundra is located in the far northern hemisphere along with several isolated islands off of the coast of Antarctica in the southern hemisphere. In the arctic tundra you can expect a lifeless and extreme environment with only two seasons that being winter and summer.
This graph shown below shows the oils production in 2015-2019 the production oil is reduced and by 2035-2050 the oil produced barrel per year is reduced from 60 billion barrels years to 10 billion barrels be year in
The Chevbill executive said, “thanks to your rich oil resources, we generated $42.1 billion in profit. We want to continue this success, but the situation in the Arctic is generating too much market instability. It’d be nice if this thing would just go away” (Chevbill). His words show that he wishes that all this would go away so that they can continue to make profit.
Transitioning from high school to university was stressful, but Science 1A03 has been a tremendous amount of support during this time. The course enabled my journey through the first few months of university straightforward and also has taught me valuable skills about university and the different science courses offered at McMaster. The many aspects of Science 1A03 included the lectures, “Introducing … talks”, mentoring, MRI’s and weekly quizzes/reflections. Each week there would be one lecture where a guest speaker or Dr. Symons would talk about the different resources offered at McMaster or even vital skills to have while in university. One of our guest speakers was the Thode librarian, who showed us the vast topics of books present as
Examples of which can be seen throughout history, the most recent of which is the dispute between Russia, and the NATO Countries such as Canada, the United States, Denmark, and Norway, over the amount of natural resources present in the arctic sea, which is currently covered in a thick blanket of snow and ice and the possibility of a new trade route named the Northwest passage both of which are due to become available as the ice and snow melt as a result of global warming. This dispute has the possibility of evolving into a conflict not only between Russia and NATO nations but also a clash within the NATO, between USA and Canada, regarding the Northwest
Arctic ice reflects 80 percent of the sunlight back into space. As sea ice melts there will be more sunlight hit the ocean which increase the temperature of the ocean and cause raise of sea level. Satellite observations show that Arctic sea ice concentrations have significantly decreased over the last 25 years. Submarine observations also suggest that the Arctic ice pack has thinned dramatically in the last 20 to 30 years. As the sea ice melts the sea level increase.