RS: Resource Frontiers - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Flashcards
1
Q
What resources does the Arctic contain?
A
Oil, natural gas and minerals
2
Q
Why haven’t resources in the Arctic been exploited?
A
- Hard to access - more the 80% offshore
- Challenging environment - cold can put workers at risk
- Could damage fragile environment
- Legally protected - ANWR
3
Q
What is ANWR?
What is its purpose?
A
Created in 1960 to ban dri
4
Q
Who is against drilling in ANWR?
A
- Sierra Club
- Gwich’in Nation - natives of the Arctic
5
Q
Who is for drilling in ANWR?
A
- Labour Union - creation of jobs and reduce foreign oil dependency
- Inupiat People - create jobs for them
6
Q
Where is Alaskan oil currently exploited?
A
Prudhoe Bay Oilfield
7
Q
What are the advantages of drilling in ANWR?
A
- Creates more than 250,000 jobs
- 9-16billion barrels of oil could be extracted
- Decrease dependency on foreign oil + gas
- Revenue from oil sales to lead to drop in price = economic boom
8
Q
What are the disadvantages of drilling in ANWR?
A
- Could be decades before oil leaves the wells - ANWR will have no immediate impact on resource security
- Female polar bears may abandon dens
- Doesn’t encourage move to renewable fuel to reduce emissions.
