Damage to cold environments Flashcards
1
Q
Positives of trans alaskan pipeline system
A
tax rates reduces
boosted economy
2
Q
negative of trans alaskan pipeline system
A
oil spills
increase in crime- tapping into pipeline
tourism- caused environmental issues
construction workers moved in
3
Q
Prudhoe Bay Oil Spill 2006
A
Happened in winter so oil sat on soil
80,000+ hectares
25b barrels of oil
BP (oil company) was fined $20m
4
Q
Norway- what business was created
A
carving ice out of glaciers for ice cubes to be sold to people
5
Q
What was happening in 1900s in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean
A
Whaling and Sealing
