What are the effects of deep water offshore oil drilling in the United States? How do they impact our environment? It is believed that there are many positive effects of offshore oil drilling, such as the reduction of spending in importing oil from other countries, eradicating dependence on another country for oil, creation of more jobs through oil rigs, and the lowering of gas prices. However, the negative effects resulting from oil drilling in the United States outweigh the benefits. For example, there is a high risk of creating an oil leak which can lead to excess carbon emission and destruction of marine environment.
Regardless of how careful oil companies and their workers claim they are when digging for oil, there have been severe oil…
One of the most crucial concerns of oil drilling is global warming. Global warming is an issue regarding excess carbon and other chemical emission. Many relate global warming issues to the use of fuel-powered cars or coal burning power plants. However, oil rigs are also part of the reason why global warming has become a perilous issue. In the process of purifying the crude oil, oil rigs release cadmium, mercury, hydrocarbons (hydrogen and carbon molecules), lead, nickel, copper, etc. The mix of the emission of carbon molecules and the oxygen in the air creates an excess of carbon dioxide, resulting in climate change, and nonessential droughts and...
Why? People believe that the reduction of gas prices and expenditures on importation of oil, eradication of oil dependence on Middle Eastern countries, and creation of jobs are a result of oil drilling in the US. However, many fail to ignore the fact that oil drilling only provides 2.9% of consumed oil, because oil drilling is still in its early stages of developments. Nevertheless, even if the business developed and expanded, it will take several years to produce enough oil to make significant impacts on the economy, like the lowering of gas prices or the eradication of oil dependence on third world countries. By then, the oil derived from deep-water areas and fossils will be depleted. Also, the operation of oil companies and oil rigs, and the investments on contracts or projects lead to excessive costs which result in debt of US…