Anwr Oil Drilling Essays

Proponents of the oil drilling believe that the oil in the refuge will solve the high prices of gasoline, but they don’t even know what amount of oil the refuge holds and the amount of oil that we use every year in the United States.The drilling in ANWR will severely damage the wildlife refuge and its environment.

S which is also among the least developed states with many forests with the accessibility between the villages is through the use of planes.

It is estimate that the exploration will be conducted in an approximate area of 8% (2000 acres) and the remaining area about 17.5 million acres will be protected.

ANWR: Drilling Mandatory or Unnecessary Shannon Bowerman Hour 7 Laughlin -- February 12, 2008 English Research Paper Shannon Bowerman Hour 7 February 12, 2008 English Research Paper – Introduction Since 1987, the issue of whether or not drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) should be allowed has been one of the concerns of political figures, as well as many Americans.

This issue has been fought before the Senate at least three times since 1995.

Hence, in general a small portion will be affected by the drilling process. Other benefits that are expected include job creation which will lead to thousands of people being employed (more than 250,000).

This will also impact in the development of the economy in each state of the union.

While no accurate figures have been produced to show how much oil is there, there have been estimations on the amount of oil.

According to “the Almanac of Policy Issues” the amount of oil is estimated to be from 11 billion to 13 billion barrels of oil (Gelb).

The will also increase the demand for jobs within the States, The unemployment rate has increased dramatically over the years...

Showed first 250 characters With companies moving overseas to find cheaper labor and increasing productivity, United States not only has been hit with a huge set back but also the abundance of unemployed.