1. Alaska: Land of Oil?

2. Prudhoe Bay: Oil Currently Drilled Here!

3. Prudhoe Bay

4. BIG 3 OIL CO’s BP-British Petroleum (runs the field) Exxon Mobil Conoco-Phillips (Union 76)

5. Alaska Pipeline

6. Above Ground? Earthquakes  easy to assess leaks Permafrost  hard to build under! Cold under the soil! Oil clumps in cold

7. Oil Tankers Pick Up Oil and Deliver to Refineries

8. ANWR

9. Caribou Migration

10. Polar Bears: Tundra Lifestyle

12. Tundra is Fragile Because…. Slow growth  slow recovery rates Specialized species  highly sensitive to env. Change Simple food webs  minor changes lead to major effects Permafrost  long residence time of accidental pollutants.

13. ANWR Debate Should we open up ANWR for oil exploration and drilling? Two sides: Treehuggers USA and Wreck It Oil Company 5 minutes each side, 2 minute rebuttal after each side presents 5 judges: create a rubric to give to each side on how they will be judged.

15. Just A Suggestion… Get into groups of 4 in your larger group..make a list of advantages and disadvantages …then share out with the group.