arctic drilling
Northern oil prospecting
Arctic drilling is the extraction of oil and natural gas from deposits beneath Arctic regions, including offshore areas under sea ice.
The practice is technically challenging and environmentally controversial, pitting energy development against concerns about fragile ecosystems and climate change: The debate over arctic drilling in Alaska has continued for decades.
- offshoreAway from land
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
rig · Alaska · exploration · ice · Beaufort · blowout · oil spill · crude · black gold · seismic · caribou · polar · polar bear · reserves · extraction · wilderness · native lands · spill
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- Arctic industriesoil extraction, gas extraction, fishing industry, commercial fishing, reindeer herding
- energy policyenergy policy, energy bills, energy independence, energy security, energy efficiency
- resource explorationprospecting, geological survey, core sampling, wildcatting, bore holes
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- Climate Politicsclimate change, global warming, carbon tax, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol
arctic drillingwind energy
Electricity from airflow
solar power · renewable energy · geothermal energy · hydroelectric power · solar farms
arctic drillingwilderness protection
Preserving natural areas untouched
nature sanctuary · wildlife refuge · environmental conservation · habitat restoration · rewilding
arctic drillingwilderness preservation
Protecting wild areas permanently
environmental protection · habitat preservation · land conservation · ecosystem protection · nature reserves