The Pros And Cons Of Oil Drilling

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In today's time, people of this age are hoping for a change in prices of gas and have an outlook that the quality and quantity will increase, so from time to time there is a need for something new and improved. They need new sources that will help fuel this economy, but sometimes what people think they need is not what’s best for them. Still, some may say change is needed and others that oil is a factor of production that establishes a base of bonds and connection that should be conserved and learned upon so pollution and environmental harm can not come from its action of oil drilling. Oil has become a resource that is a necessity for human advancement. It is, and will be an important maneuver in the daily lives of citizens of the states. …show more content…

isn’t really too great to speak of, and with the rising gas prices, who knows when or how the public will be able to pay for such tremendous prices it is an absolute outrage. This is because of the purchasing of oil from other countries. Gas is a natural product from the earth so why should it be so heavily priced to buy? The U.S needs to start considering the pros of drilling for oil right here in our lands. It would be beneficial to the state, and the people, more than one could imagine. Drilling for oil in the U.S would put the economy in a better position and if we extract the oil straight from our soil. It could be a substantial energy source which the world is always scurrying for new ways to keep everything running. Oil is a valuable resource, which the United States really depends on to survive, it’s not just a resource but a source of what the government would call money. If the U.S was to drill for oil the economic state of the country would be better off in the long run. With the absences of the middle guy, there will be no need for the expensive prices anymore, because the prices will be in the hands of the government now. Instead of the hassle of paying and shipping for oil from other countries, there will now be a certain amount that will be paid, which is because it will be our resource to sell, so it won’t be much. The denouement of expensive, unpayable gas prices is here with the idea of drilling for …show more content…

Has the world forgotten about the impact of drilling for oil has on the environment, it may cause more problems in the end than one may think. Putting the earth first is a priority that is looked over by many people, the earth is not a waste basket for mankind to just use and dump their unwanted things on. As Americans, if oil has the opportunity to be drilled in the United States, imagine the animals and plants, it's as if we are just sucking the earth life span when we continue to draw oil and other resources from her. Starting with the oil rigs out at sea. Pollution will begin there and will cause a rippling effect on the environment around it. When oil rigs are placed out at sea, as a country, we are invading space for the animals. It as if someone came to your own house and set up camp right there on your lawn. The Environmental Impact of Offshore oil drilling goes to say, “ environmental impact may vary in intensity depending on many factors, which is an environmental hazard of offshore oil drilling.”(2016) From this, the reader is told of how intolerable drilling for oil is in the U.S, with that information, how could oil even be drilled in other countries. Also, from the drilling of oil comes the effect of spilling of oil. The world is still trying to recover from the last great oil spill that happened in