When looked at off-shore drilling it has some
advantages- that being said the disadvantages outweigh them. Economically,
off-shore drilling is good. It lowers the gas prices and diminishes our
reliance for foreign oil and even has little impact on the environment. But
socially, we don’t agree with off-shore drilling as we’ve seen the oil spills
and the marine life get affected. To find potential oil reserves, researchers
and companies send seismic waves into the ground to reveal a possible reserve.
The noise however disorientates whales and can lead to mass beaching. Not only
is off-shore drilling affecting the whales and their hearing but also at least
0.001 percent of oil is spilled into the ocean every time there is a drilling.
In one year there is around 300-500 spills. This affects the marine life and if
exposed to it regularly, can cause cancer to the animals. With all this
happening, fishing starts decreasing due to the pollution and disruption of the
marine life habitats. The disadvantages can continue as you look farther into
how the environment is being impacted. As humans, we hear about the BP Oil
Spill and all we think about is all the oil we’ve just lost but what we don’t
see is all the toxins that are now harming fishes and plants and life in the
ocean. The disruptions in the ocean can lead to displaced migration patterns,
inability to mate and communicate, and them vulnerable to prey and unable to
locate food.
The debate on off-shore drilling has been on and off
and as humans get more educated, the argument gets more advanced. The truth is,
there is pros and cons to everything in life and while the cons overrule the
pros in this situation there is still people who see it the other way. The only
for sure fix is to find a new way of getting oil or a new resource completely.
Nothing will be perfect but if we could just protect the whales from losing
their hearing and allow the fish to be able to mate and prey; maybe it’ll seem
perfect.
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