One con is that there will be many jobs at the mine, but just not nearly as many jobs that Bristol Bay employs in the salmon industry. Another, and possibly the biggest, disadvantage of building the Pebble Mine is the negative effect on the environment in Bristol Bay. Although the company managing this says that there will be a bad affect on the environment, history tells us otherwise. We can look at the Mount Polley gold mine disaster. In this environmental disaster, 10 cubic meters of water and 4.5 million cubic meters of potentially toxic slurry were spilled into virtually untouched forest, lakes and rivers.
Although these nutrients are essential to maintain plant and animal life, excessive amounts are detrimental. There are many fresh water streams and rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. These streams and rivers are known as tributaries. Of all the tributaries, the Susquehanna, Potomac, and the James River account for 97 percent of the nitrogen entering the bay (Zynjuk, 1995). The United States Geological survey states 600 million pounds of nitrogen entered the bay through these three rivers in a two year span (Zynjuk, 1995).
Although this discovery provides many jobs for the locals and even for migrants and also the oil sells for a lot of money, with the company Fort Mckay, earning $500 million a year. The project does come with a few costs and disadvantages. A major cost for the environment is the polluting of Lake Athabasca. With the fish being poisoned and appearing with strange marks and swells on them making them uneatable. However researchers are not completely sure what is polluting the lake but they say they need find out soon so the fish can be saved and the lake can be salvaged.
A spill in any of the deep sea areas would reduce the biodiversity of that area through reductions of bird populations, fish-stocks and populations of marine mammals. All of which are already under severe threat of over fishing and habitat disturbance without this imposed threat. Furthermore the contamination of coastal and coral ecosystems will all lead to to damage on the livelihoods of fishermen and people involved the local tourism. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil making it the largest accidental marine oil spill. Most of the impact of this was experienced by the marine species.
The Nile is the longest river in the world, and referred to as an international river, as it spans approximately 5000 miles of the African continent, according to Wikipedia ("Nile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia," n.d). The Nile flows north through the Sudanese desert, ending into a large delta basin in Egypt. It is the primary water source for Egypt. The Nile played a crucial role in the development of civilization in Egypt. Life was abundant along the river.
One resource that is at high risk of being contaminated due to fracking is water. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that up to 140 billion gallons of water are used for 35,000 wells each year. Fracking procedures are even excluded from the safe drinking water act of underground injection controls and regulations except when diesel fuel is being used. That means these companies that perform fracking procedures avoid using diesel so that we have no idea what they’re putting in to the ground. Even some states allow fracking to be exempt from state water use regulation, an agreement limiting large water withdrawals; despite the fact that each fracking well uses up to five million gallons of locally sourced water.
The Last Great Wilderness Located in the far northeast corner of Alaska is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). This area consists of over 19 million acres of protected land and is home to a harsh climate and pure wildlife. The refuge is more diverse than any other plot of National land and is considered by many to be the last great wilderness. This area has been largely untouched by oil companies but over the past thirty years, there has been a growing debate of whether or not to drill for oil inside of the refuge. Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil drilling would diminish the landscape and destroy the wildlife.
Amazon Awareness The South American Amazon is a magnificent place with beautiful sceneries and great landscapes. It hosts many types of spectacular animals like the toucan and chimpanzee, and is home to more than 30 million people. The amazon is 1.4 billion acres of dense forests (Amazon). It also has millions of species along with 40,000 plant species, 3,000 fresh water species, and more than 370 types of reptiles (Amazon). The issue our group chose was the deforestation of the Amazon in South America.
Jake Mazziotti December 3/2013 Number 13 How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt The nile is the longest river in the world-over 4000 miles. The nile shaped many aspects of ancient Egypt society,includings settlement distributions its agriculture system and its spiritual life.One aspect of egyptian society that was influenced by the nile was its population distribution. Most of the population have along the nile flood plain (Doc A) map shows 20 settlements. Everyone is either in the delta or narrow nile valley. The nile did more than shape the settlements its determened life without would be impossible.
Deering’s emotions reflected those of many others who felt like BP wasn’t being responsible for their own actions. His cartoon was published during one of the worst disasters in history, the oil spilling out of the ocean fifty miles southeast of the Louisiana port of Venice after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. When the drilling rig exploded 11 workers were reported missing and 17 were reported injured (Guardian).The Deepwater Horizon oil spill also known as the BP oil spill is the biggest spill in American history, with between 17 and 39 million gallons spilled in the Gulf of Mexico (Dosomething.org). This isn't the first time British Petroleum has run into trouble. In 2005, a massive explosion occurred at the company's Texas City, Texas, refinery, killing 15 workers and injuring 170 others.