Bobbi Stensland , Morris Bush not concerned with environment Some people believe that drilling for oil in Alaska may help our economy by trying to fix our loss of energy. I believe drilling for oil is very unnecessary and may not be as beneficial as they believe. Brian Williams, a broadcaster for NBC Nightly News, stated that the oil being drilled would only supply the United States for two years. It seems as though they are looking for a quick fix. We can just as easily build more power plants or hydroelectric power plants, by using another natural resource, known as water.
Water is much more plentiful and can be used just as effortlessly as oil.
George W. Bush believes that if we have the resource then we should use it. Bush's view is more clearly shown leaning toward the economic side of the scale. Bush believes that if we were to drill for oil in Alaska it would not harm the environmental situation. Bush is trying to push for an opening of the National Wildlife Refuge for the oil exploration. All of this talk about drilling for oil has brought up another issue.