Oil in U.S.A

According to “Arctic Refuge drilling controversy”, there is a crisis of energy in United States, even though there is the largest oil field in North America particularly in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Most Alaskan residents, trade unions, and Republicans agree with exploring in the refuge, while many ecologists and Democrats are opposed to it in order to protect natural wildlife. President George W. Bush supports drilling in the Arctic Refuge, and he believes that it “keeps America’s economy growing and it will make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy”.

The American government gets its oil from foreign countries around the world. It has a real affect on oil price because it considered the first consumer of oil in the world. So, the Unite States government should drill in the ANWR, America’s scientists have to create innovative techniques to explore ANWR’s oil without damaging the land or natural wildlife, and they should also create another source of energy that could lead to reducing the necessity of oil.

It is essential for Americans to explore the oil fields that are found within their own borders such as the ANWR, because it consider the first consumer of foreign oil. Also, the oil that the United States imports has led to a horrendous economic burden on the governments and the American people. They spend millions of dollars to have the oil from the production countries, such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Some people in the United States refuse the drilling in Arctic Refuge because they believe that the drilling will hurt the land and local wildlife as well as disrupt their lifestyle. Consequently, it is extremely important for American’s scientists to work hard and find novel techniques so that production has minimum effect on the land and wildlife in ANWR.
Eventually, the researchers have to find another source of energy instead of oil, such as nuclear energy. This will reduce the necessity of oil and it will decline the incredibly high price of oil and its products. If the researchers are able to come up with some sort of solution, then all the money that is spent on oil will go to the American government rather than foreign countries. This will obviously benefit both the American citizens and their government, while boosting the economy.

Reference:

Wikipedia. Arctic Refuge drilling controversy. Retrieved on 7/10/2008 from:
http://www.en.wikipedia.org