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 \ncontinuedfrom page 1  \nlies below the beautifullandscape—oil.  \n■ The idea of setting aside pristineareas for the protection of wildlifeand for public enjoyment isrelatively new and originated inthe United States.In 1872,Congress established the world'sfirst national park,YellowstoneNational Park,in Wyoming.Yosemite,Sequoia,and KingsCanyon national parks wereestablished by Congress in 1890.  \nSen.Frank Murkowski(R-Alaska)planned tointroduce a bill in lateFebruary that would allowcompanies to drill for oil inthe ANWR coastal plain.Environmentalists say allof ANWR should remain anatural sanctuary.  \nThere's Dil There  \n■National park lands hadexpanded so much by 1916 that aseparate agency,the National ParkService,was created to administerthe parks.By the end of the 20thcentury,the U.S.National Parksystem was made up of 384separate areas comprising a totalof 83.3 million acres.Besidesnational parks,the National Park  \nScientists have long known that there wasoil under ANWR.In 1989,as the Senatewas poised to approve oil drilling there,anoil tanker struck a reef in Prince WilliamBay,spilling 11 million gallons of oil,pollut-ing beaches and fishing waters.As a resultof the Exxon Valdez disaster,the bill wasabandoned.The U.S.Geoiogical Survey,in  \nits most recent study,completed in1998,estimated that 1.5 millionacres of the northerm part of ANWRcould yield between 5.7 billion and16 billion barrels of oil.  \nService  \nadministers  \nnational  \nmonuments,  \nnational  \nrecreation  \nPresident George WBushstrongly supports oil drilling inANWR,arguing that the UnitedStates is dependent on oil for itshuge energy needs and that most ofthe other oil fields in the countryhave already been tapped into.“The nation's energy needs havemade urgent the task of openingthat land to new oil exploration,”said the president,a former oil com-  \nareas,  \nbattlefields,  \nhistorical  \nparkshistoric  \nsites,and the  \nWhite House.  \n■Yellowstone,  \nthe first  \nnational park,  \nis still one of  \nthe most  \npany executive.  \npopular.It is famous for its manynatural wonders,including geysers,hot springs,and colorful naturalpools,such as the Morning GloryPool (photo above).Morning GloryPool,a hot pool that has a greenishblue center with green moss aroundthe edges,sits in the middle of anevergreen forest.  \nAlthough in the past oil exploration wasvery destructive to the environment,oilcompanies say they can now look for oilwithout permanently harming the land-scape.\"We've learned a lot over the years,\"said Joseph H.Henga,of the ARCO oil com-pany.\"We can explore for oil without leavingfootprints.”  \nToday,oil companies use high-tech explo-ration methods,new oil-drilling technology,and better waste disposal techniques.Computer simulations of earth allow formore accurate and efficient drilling.Andcompanies can now explore for oil duringthe winter,when roads can be constructedof ice—which melts away in spring一instead of gravel.  \n■ The National Park Serviceplaces great emphasis onmaintaining the balance of nature.To that end,the service monitorsboth plant and animal life in theparks and preserves closely toprotect them from damage.Snowmobiling,forinstance,will be prohibited at Yellowstoneand Grand Teton national parksbeginning in the 2002-2003winter season.■  \nUnavoidable,however,are the snakingpipelines that transport oil once it has beenlocated and extracted.\"Drilling for oil isan industrial process,\"admits Ronnie  \n●A worker stands on top of a section of the Alaska OilPipeline.Oil companies now often raise pipelines so thatanimals can easily pass under them.  \nChappell,of BP Amoco.\"Some things youjust can't get rid of—like pipelines.\"Yettoday,oil companies often elevate pipelinesso that animals can pass under them.Inaddition to pipelines,oil companies must setup an industrial complex of roads,housing,power plants,and oil wells.  \n“Energy production and environmentalprotection can coexist,\"insists SenatorMurkowski.\"The remaining 1.5 ","cbCaifk5GMjBEntj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifk5GMjBEntj","pdf",2921707,11,"English","# Paying the Price\n## Side Lights\n## Energy Crisis Discussion","[{\"question\":\"What is the central issue in the “Paying the Price” section?\",\"answer\":\"The text focuses on energy problems and the consequences of choices around oil drilling and environmental protection.\"},{\"question\":\"How do supporters of drilling in ANWR justify their position?\",\"answer\":\"They argue the U.S. depends on oil for energy needs and claim modern methods can explore with less permanent harm to the landscape.\"},{\"question\":\"What concerns do environmentalists raise against drilling in the refuge?\",\"answer\":\"They warn drilling would threaten wildlife habitat, argue the extracted oil return would be small, and criticize the plan as short-sighted.\"}]","Paying the Price - Energy Crisis Cartoon Debate | PDF",1790707209,28]