2.  It is the product after the refining of petroleum which is found under the sea bed  It is considered a fossil fuel. Fossils are the preserved remains of living matter. › Fossils don’t come back (non-renewable)  Oil is produced by the earth and we are consuming more than it can produce Jack Groves

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5.  Proceeds from drilling could dramatically lower the price of oil, leading to an economic boom  It would lessen our dependence on foreign oil, especially in the Middle East  Drilling could easily be done without disrupting the refuge or damaging the environment  Drilling and land development would create hundreds of thousands of jobs  Alternative energy sources are too expensive and underdeveloped; oil from anywhere could help fuel the world economy in the meantime Breanna

6.  Oil will eventually run out  Pollutes the environment by releasing CO2 and other toxic.  Burning oil releases green house gases, contributing to global warming  Oil leaks may occur resulting in environmental disasters by killing wild life, disturbing the biodiversity of that area and it takes years for cleanup  Extracting oil from sand takes a lot of water  Drilling for oil is unpredictable; it takes a lot of time to search for oil  It is expensive and dangerous to transport oil Breanna

7.  In finding oil, the seismic waves used beach whales  Animal habitats are destroyed in finding oil  Coastal cities fishing is affected by oil in the ocean  Marine animals are effected William Selby

8.  U.S. uses 19.15 million barrels of oil per day- the highest in the world  People who were born in the baby boom are more used to using as much gas as they want  China comes in second with 9.06 barrels consumed daily Breanna & Jack

9.  Top states are Texas, Alaska, Louisiana, California and Alabama  It is produced in 31 states across the country  58% of oil is imported though William Selby

10.  Messerli, Joe. "Oil in a Nutshell" Balanced Politics. January 7 2010  Nixon, Robin. “Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards.” 25 June 2008. http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks- rewards.html http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks- rewards.html  “Oil and Gas Resources in the United States.”  “ Oil and natural gas.”  “ Oil-Price.net.” Wednesday April 4 th 2012  Rodrigue, Jean-Paul. “The Geography of Transport Systems.” 1998-2012  "Which Country uses the Most Oil?" Greenbang. March 26 2012 Everybody :D