Alaska drilling: From 'hell no!' to ... 'OK'

This is a very controversial topic. Drilling in Alaska could have so many benefits but there are also a lot of things put on the line if they drill. There is a lot of wildlife in the water there and that wildlife helps the culture survive. I would not want to be the person faced with this decision. I did notice that the Eskimo leader made his decision as he was leaving office. The Eskimo leader gave the "ok" to start drilling and I am glad that the company will stop if the whales are near the sites but there is one thing that raised a red flag for me. The article said that because of the ice they had to delay the work and now they are in a time crunch because they have to stop by October. From what I have seen, companies care more about profit than anything else and even though they promised to take every precaution and to treat this with extreme care, I could see them rushing to get as much done as possible so they are not too far behind and don't lose money. I could also see this "rush" creating mistakes in putting things together to drill and having another leak occur. I hope they do keep their word and handle this location with extreme care......even though they should technically be doing that for every location because the effects of a spill are devastating.

Vercammen , P., & Patterson, T. (2012, July 17). Alaska drilling: From 'hell no!' to . 'ok'. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/us/alaska-offshore-drilling/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: rss/cnn_topstories (RSS: Top Stories)&utm_content=Google Reader