... , Americans, and the future of the United States. ANWR is the largest of Alaska's 16 national wildlife refuges (Lee). It contains 19.6 acres, and significant deposits of petroleum, which the drilling of has been disputed for many years (Lee). Harvesting this petroleum would not harm the environment or animal populations as people have speculated, and even though some accidents and spills are ... done on gravel pads that provide a foundation that protects and insulates the underlying permafrost (Lee). Improvements in Arctic road construction that have been used in Prudhoe have eliminated t...

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... finally on January 22nd, 2004, the Bush administration decided to open 8.8 million acres of Alaska's North Slope to oil and gas development. Given today's oil-dependent world, as well as the tremendous government deficit, the rewards for Alaskan oil drilling heavily outweigh the risks. There are several reasons why Alaska, ... economic activity associated with ANWR oil production will generate almost $29.2 billion in new Federal revenues and almost $31.4 billion in new state revenues for a total of over $60.5 billion. Given our country's tremendous debt due to war spending, these numbers ...

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... reduce the "Footprint" effect Fact: Oil and gas development remains an intrusive industrial process. The physical "footprint" of the existing North Slope oil facilities and roads covers about 10,000 acres, but industrial complex extends across an 800 square mile region, nearly 100 miles from east to west. As new oil fields are developed, it continues to grow. They argue this ... power, and hydroelectric power. They claim No Negative Impacts on Animals Fact: The 1002 Area is critically important to the ecological integrity of the whole Artic Refuge, providing essential habitats for numero...

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... become a social problem due to the negative eco-impacts, and has brought increased attention to the American political agenda. Covering over nineteen million acres in the northeast corner of Alaska, the ANWR is the largest reserve in the National Wildlife Refuge. Because of its size, remote location, ... were accident free, roads, buildings, other structures would need to be built to support the workers and make the land accessible for exploration. Also machinery needed for excavation would be brought in, which would disrupt the existing balance of the ecosystem. Development of the area w...

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