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Pros
-The most important resource in America is oil for many different uses.
-The most common things that its used for a gasoline and petroleum. Also it used in things that you wouldn't suspect. Some examples is rubbing alcohol, fertilizers, house paint, and just about everything else you can think of.
-Oil in Alaska reduces the gas prices in America as well as it does in other countries.
-The Trans-Alaska Pipeline brings to the surface more than 2 million barrels of oil each day!!
-Also promotes huge amounts of coal, a major industrial requirement.
-some reserves in Alaska produce more oil then in Middle East Countries.
-We also get tax revenue and jobs from oil.
-Provide employment and income for Alaskans while the oil lasts.
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Cons
-Had a oil spill in 1989 and killed a lot of land and sea life such as whales, fish, birds, and other kinds of animals.
-Drilling for oil is the biggest problem in Alaska because it kills many wildlife habitats and refuges.
-Many animals die because all their food supply is gone and because they had no other place to go to.
-When transporting oil it pollution inland as well as along the coast. This is mainly due to leakages and consistent drilling for oil, other than the established sites.
-Drilling oil also destroys the natural ecosystem, wildlife, terrain, and uses too many available resources.
-Pollutes the air in Alaska and makes it very hard to live and work throughout the state.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoOne point of view is that the oil from Alaska is necessary to support the American people in their golden age of oil consumption and could help increase oil exporting in the US, ultimately resulting in a large sum of money for the country.
Another point of view is that the oil from Alaska is unnecessary and shouldn't be used because it will contradict with the Alaskan beauty, it will cost too much money to operate, and it will just add to the problem of the US's oil consumption. The US should move towards clean energy and use less oil.
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∙ 15y agopro:it`s pretty cons:it`s dark for six months straight and it`s light for six months straight
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