Alaska's Wilderness

Author’s Note: I wrote this piece because I wanted others to be influenced by the Alaskan wilderness. Please take notice on what drilling in Alaska’s Wilderness has effect on the world.

How would you feel if your home was destroyed completely? Your entire life gone. No one should have their life taken away from them. Drilling in Alaska’s wilderness doesn’t only hurt animals, but it can hurt the economy and people. People shouldn’t drill in Alaska’s Wilderness.

The economy will continue to decrease if we continue drilling for our own oil. People keep drilling aimlessly as oil prices soar. Oil prices are going up because people drilling aren’t finding much oil. There are other places to drill instead of in Alaska’s wilderness. Better yet, why don’t we just import most of our oil? It would be much cheaper and hopefully start to improve our economy. Our economy could seriously use a little boost.

Drilling in Alaska's wilderness can not only affect the economy, but it can also take an effect on people living in Alaska. The people of Alaska will need to pay in taxes the amount of money which is needed to drill in their own wilderness! It isn’t fair for them to pay for something most of them don’t even want. Some of the people of Alaska won’t be able to afford to live there anymore if the taxes get too high.

Other than affecting the people of Alaska, drilling for oil will decrease the amount of wildlife significantly. Animals have feelings, too. Even if they can’t talk, I know they are silently pleading for help as huge drills ten times the size of themselves comes crushing onto their homes. People should be careful of animals when they are drilling; they can easily be run over by accident. Caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, musk oxen, Dall sheep, wolves, wolverines and many more can be severely harmed during the drilling process. Drilling will destroy these animal’s way of life.

People shouldn’t drill in Alaska’s wilderness. There are different ways to conserve the oil. One way is to use more solar power. Another possibility is to walk or ride a bike to places close by. It will not only conserve oil, but will also get you some exercise. Please help the environment and your fellow humans by choosing not to drill for oil and choosing to conserve our precious oil. It won’t last forever.