"All diseases run into one, old age."Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Campfire Capers: There's a Bear in Your Truck
The site we called Stough's Point was part of a larger "camping" area which was actually a state park. During the times we camped there, the park had not yet been developed into the fairly typical layout of rows of pull-ins with hook ups and modern ...
Garbage in its Place
Garbage in its Place(352 words)There is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your neighborhood, or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play. Wildlife is just as vulnerable to garbage and many ...
Saving the Endangered New Zealand Brown Teal - What's happening out in the field
Mimiwhangata, Northland from Emma Neill * As at 07-Nov-05, 31 birds (14 ad F; 7 ad M; 6 juv F; 2 juv M; 2 unk sex juv) are fitted with transmitters. * Juveniles: 10 juveniles of the 2005 season have been radio-tagged so far, with more broods coming of ...
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Alaska Drilling. Is it Necessary?
Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has become a controversial issue when Republicans included the measure in a major defense bill. According to Democrats and moderate Republicans the piece of legislation was embedded in a major defense bill that couldn't be turned down. The total bill passed 306 voting for it and 106 against (House Approves drilling, 2005).
The new defense bill will hopefully reduce the federal deficit by 40 billion over the next 5 years (House Approves drilling, 2005). In addition to deficit reduction some of the money will go for military supplies, helping hurricane victims and subsidizing heat to those in poverty. Republicans feel that the measures are necessary if the White House fiscal obligations will again be on track.
In 1987 a report directed to Congress indicated that there were 26 major oil fields in Alaska (Adams, 1995). These oil fields could potentially supply 10 billion barrels pumped at 365 million barrels a year (Cowen & Doggett, 2005). It would take over 27 years to remove all of the oil.
Even though, without doubt, that
the oil revenues would help the economy and the local Alaskan population the necessity of protecting one of the U.S.'s largest natural reserves remains unresolved. Native peoples who are strapped for cash and rising oil prices which damper the nation's economy are pitted against environmentalists who want to protect the multitudes of endangered species.
Since humans love to consume and make little effort to conserve natural resources there must be a balance against damaging natural preserves further in an attempt to furnish people's needs and protecting unspoiled land. By keeping the area relatively untouched businesses and governments will be forced to upgrade their fuel efficiency reducing the nation's dependence on natural resources. By opening the ANWR to only a small amount of oil mining instead of the full array of oil companies proposed by the government we can help push the nation into a stronger economic future that is less dependent than competing nations.
About the author:
Murad is a two time published author on business and reform. For more articles like this one please visit http://www.muradenterprises.org
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Checking in at the Wildlife SanctuaryFox11online.comGREEN BAY - We're getting a closer look at some recent additions to the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. Lori Bankson shows us how they're helping Avani, the 8-month-old cougar, get used to being around people. She also shows us inside the rarely-seen ...and more » |
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Plans for caribou sow conflict in NWBoston.comFederal endangered species law requires that critical habitat be set aside for the caribou, and environmental groups went to court to force the US Fish and Wildlife Service to comply. This is one of the few places left in the United States that still ...and more » |
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