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12-05-2017, 01:56 PM
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I never thought about the fault lines. There are a lot and there have been a lot of earthquakes. Most are small, but Alaska has had some big ones. You are right that drilling might not be such a good idea. What happens to a well that is hit by an earthquake. There is a lot of probability that any drill site is going to experience and earthquake at some time. There will be oil spills. Some much of the land will be destroyed by the oil that is spilled.
Also it is a very remote area. How do they safely get the oil out of the area. And I do mean safely. Most oil transport methods end up in oil spills. Pretty much once you get the oil out of the ground some of it is going to spill somewhere.
It is not worth what we would lose.
It is time to go solar. Sunshine is everywhere and it is free. All we have to do is learn to use its power. Why are we wasting so much to pursue oil.
The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.
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Good choice of stars. They could be dropped in the wilderness with a minimum of supplies and be left to survive a month. Maybe a week would be more realistic. Most people have poor survival skills. The happy ending would have them coming to love the wilderness. They could dedicate their lives to saving it. Maybe one of them could be changed. The obvious choice is Kate Winslet, but the more interesting choice would be Anthony Hopkins. He could completely turn his life around after he encounters nature face to face. Maybe he could have an interesting encounter with a bear. The bear could walk away without harming him.
That would be dramatic especially if he thought the bear would kill him
Something needs to be done to stop drilling. There is always an oil spill. The issue is not if, but when and how bad.
Oil is the most damaging thing we have ever come up with. It destroys the land and it contributes to global warming and climate change. Plastics are made from petroleum products and we know how much damage plastics have done to the ocean.
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There already is an Antony Hopkins Bear movie...."The Edge". It was an excellent film.
A new angle would be required. Ideas are bubbling in my cauldron of inspiration.....
Something which included the indigenous people.
I really hope this oil drilling in that region doesn't happen for one reason or another. Maybe someone (USGS??) or someone in wildlife conservation? Can come up with something to prevent it?
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12-07-2017, 03:48 PM
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There is always hope of a change in government. That might be the most effective way to stop this. There are mid term elections in the fall of 2018 and the main election in 2020. The protections could be put back. I don't hold out hope that the one who removed the protections will actually put them back.
The remoteness of the area will provide some temporary protection. Even if they wanted to drill, it will take time to get the equipment up into the arctic. Dare we hope that it will be too difficult.
I haven't seen the Edge. I must look for it.
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