North to Alaska...for Oil Drilling? ANWR and Stuff

Wow, each year my Geography classes never fail to disappoint in their discussion on ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). Yesterday I introduced the idea of drilling for oil in this protected area of northern Alaska. There are 19,000,000 acres in the refuge, and 1.5 million of them have been set aside for drilling.

Although both classes felt very strongly that we should drill, they were able to see the dangers, risks and costs of doing so. They weren't chanting "Drill, baby, drill" as Sarah Palin's supporters were last year, but they were close! Maybe someday I'll tell the students how I really feel about ANWR...

Which brings us to the interactive part of this post: vote and share! Do you think the US should drill in ANWR? 

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