The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a 19-million-acre national wildlife refuge in northern Alaska. The refuge includes a large variety of species of plants and animals, such as polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, lynx, wolverine, marten, beaver and migratory birds, which rely on the refuge. In August 2020 the Trump administration approved program to auction oil leases that would enable oil companies to drill for oil within the refuge. Environmentalists argue that oil development threatens wildlife and is likely to worsen climate change. Proponents argue that drilling would be limited to the coastal ranges and would make the U.S. more energy independent.
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@9LTMS5J1yr1Y
No, other resources should be depleted firstly, and there should be efforts made to eliminate our immense dependance on fossil fuels.
@9BNBR48Independent2yrs2Y
No, we need nuclear energy.
@947CMNZ3yrs3Y
depends on who’s proctoring the drillings
@93DP5K73yrs3Y
Up to the people of Alaska
@9238CN6Independent3yrs3Y
Yes, but incentivize increasing independence on fossil fuels
@8ZJXMKH3yrs3Y
No, we cannot drill oil from this area this land is native to earth and the animals that inhabit the area. This will also cause global warming so why do we want to damage our planet? So I believe this is wrong for us to do so we should not drill here.
@9CLXY352yrs2Y
The gov should lift restriction on the development of zero point energy , over unity , piezo electricity technologies.
@9C975CL2yrs2Y
Award property rights to environmental groups who can negotiate in the private market what happens to the land
@997RTF82yrs2Y
I think it should be kept as an option in absolute emergency.
@98TZVJHRepublican2yrs2Y
I don’t know enough to make a good stance on this
No, the protection of endangered species is more important than the profits gained through natural resources
@98H3YXW2yrs2Y
Drill anywhere that produces cheap energy to build the 4th industrial revolution.
@9CB386L2yrs2Y
No, unless permitted by the organization.
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