The Last Wilderness Preserve Pros And Cons

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey is an editorial that argues in favor of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and how it must be protected from the dangers of human industrialization and oil exploration that would surely destroy the land. The author of the passage dwelves into great detail about the vast, untouched beauty of the Arctic Refuge and how its majesty is among the greatest things he has witnessed. Banerjee, however, fails to support his argument using substantial facts that might otherwise sway skeptics. For instance, Banerjee states: “I was saddened to think of the tragedy that might occur if this great wilderness was consumed by a web of roads and pipelines, drilling rigs and industrial facilities”. The author here uses an ethos and pathos standpoint, coming from the perspective of personal experience and opinion of how distraught he should feel if the land were

By using Pathos, Carter makes a strong emotional argument for the preservation of the wildlife refuge. Carter first uses fear of loss to motivate his audience. Carter even says, “I was saddened to think of the tragedy that might occur if this great wilderness was consumed by a web of roads and pipelines… ” (Carter 4). Carter uses imagery and speaks of the tragedy of a world where the wildlife refuge was lost. However, Carter also makes an emotional argument for the promise of gain. Throughout the article Carter refers to the refuge in many ways such as a “special birthplace” (Carter 3), “America’s Serengeti” (Carter 3), and “America’s last truly great wilderness” (Carter 1). Jimmy Carter explains, “It would be a grand triumph for America if we can preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge… To leave this extraordinary land alone would be the greatest gift we can pass on to future generations.” Carter clearly aims to instill a sense that much will be gained emotionally by keeping the refuge

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. Yet it is yields some 90 percent of the Earth most precious natural resource: water. But behind this pristine exterior, Antarctica is fighting a losing battle. New data suggests that the continent as a whole is warming at an alarming rate. According to recent studies gathered from Nature Magazine, the western half of the continent is warming five times faster than any other place

In the passages, “The Last Wilderness Preserve” and “A New Land of Opportunity”, the authors make arguments about how human behavior and actions impact antarctica.

Morialta Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia, Australia. The park covers an area of 533 hectares. It is set in a bush environment with several hikes to walk. It has a narrow gorge, consisting of three waterfalls.

Throughout paragraph five he describes the protections put into place during 1960 by Eisenhower, protecting an 8.9 million acre area of the preserve that was future extended to more than 100 million acres during Carter's presidency. And he states since he left office there have been repeated proposals to open the coastal plain to oil drilling which he states “those attempts have failed because they met tremendous opposition… especially from the Gwich’in Athabascan Indians.” He also refutes the proposal directly, describing how the economical benefits from industrializing the arctic refuge would be minute at best, expressing that “at best the artic refuge might provide one to two percent of the oil our country consumes

In “Cold Comfort for ‘Global Warming’,” Phillip Stott try’s to make the argument that global warming is nothing to be afraid of because it is not a threat. Unlike Revkin, Stott does not use and expert testimony and very little facts to prove his purpose. In the beginning of the essay, Stott includes information on the collapse of the Larson B ice shelf in Antarctica. He then goes on to state that we have nothing to be worried about because when an ice shelf melts it does not raise sea levels (Stott 306). According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, an ice shelf is a permanent floating sheet of ice that connects directly to a landmass. When Stott stated that the melting of ice shelves does not cause a rise in sea levels he was not considering the indirect consequence of it.

The Last Wilderness Preserve and A New Land of Opportunity present different arguments about the impact of human action on Antarctica, and lead to different conclusions about how to treat it. Kendra Washington, author of The Last Wilderness Preserve, believes that human interference in Antarctica can cause and worsen many environmental issues. She claims that the continent was able to maintain its natural state due to the limited amount of human interaction, and should be left alone. On the other hand, Michael Serillo, author of The New Land of Opportunity, believes that human action in Antarctica would bring about many scientific advancements, and can even help protect it. He claims that the beauty and resources that can be found in Antarctica are reason enough to take as much advantage of the land as possible. Kendra Washington’s argument is more effective, as she takes the environmental and social consequences into greater

The term “wilderness” provokes the assumption of a nonhuman place; a remote area closed off from the sophistication of society that lacks human life. Depending on its location, wilderness can either be visualized as a dark, cold, and isolated place, or a sanctuary home to diverse wildlife. However, it is generally understood to be a landfill populated by dead trees and muddy waters to which no human wants to explore. It is a place of complete naturalness; untouched and unscathed by civilization. But three authors target these assumptions by proposing possible solutions to the protection or stewardship of wilderness. William Cronon author of “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting back to the Wrong Nature” explains that wilderness is not a pristine sanctuary where the last remnant of an untouched and endangered nature lies, rather, it is contaminated by civilization and

Many explorers that have gone west have discovered wonderful things. New plants, rivers, mountains and many new creatures were among the things that they discovered. In 1857 when S.H. Hammond writes a book explaining the outdoors as a retreat from everyday life, that was the first time that people started to value our nation's great resources. After this book was published, many other books were published by different authors all saying the same thing. We have to preserve our nation's wildlife for our future generations to enjoy. If we are ignorant and destroy what we have, our nation's lands will never be the same.

Collaborating on an international level remains important for conducting ice patch research due to the rapid melting of alpine ice and decay of valuable artifacts. The work conducted for this thesis included cooperation from Parks Canada. Ice patch research was conducted not only on the U.S. side of the international border, but also on the Canadian side of Chilkoot Pass. Parks Canada allowed me and KLGO archaeologists to use the Canadian warden cabin at the summit of Chilkoot Pass as a basecamp for the ice patch study (Figure 1.4). Working between two sovereign countries emphasizes the matter of climate change as a global issue and the importance in maintaining international relations. Maintaining international relations benefits the scientific community on a global scale and provides significant research opportunities.

Half Earth by E.O. Wilson (2016) deals with the complicated nature of conservation. The book is clearly written by a man who values every aspect of biodiversity, even to the point of disregarding certain key arguments against protected areas. This paper will summarize Wilson’s argument in Half Earth, along with his suggested solutions. To close, the concept of making half the earth a protected area has many positives and negatives that will be evaluated. Leakage, indigenous populations, and possible habitat fragmentation are all issues around protected areas that will be analyzed. The fact of the matter is that Wilson’s argument is complicated by works by other academics and authors.

With all the good the Arctic National Wildlife refuge has to offer as a safe haven for endangered animals and plant life, comes the burden of sitting on an oil reserve. As noted earlier in 1980, under President Carter, the protected area was doubled. However, the oil industry lobbies succeeded in having the U.S. Senate refuse to designate the critically important Costal Plain as wilderness. Instead, Section 1002 of the Alaskan National Interest Lands Conservation Act legislation directed the Department of Interior

There are possible solutions to climate change and its effects on Antarctica but if not taken there will be grave consequences of inaction. A solution to climate change is reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. A solution to climate change is reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. Another possible solution is to start more green initiatives. Corn

During his time, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist who believed in the longevity of the land and that we should protect it, even if we must protect the land from ourselves. While this was an unpopular opinion, realizing that the land and animals naturally work together in a symbiotic relationship to protect one another was very apparent to Leopold. He believed that humans should be doing our best to lessen our impact on the environment. Time has caught up with Leopold’s ideologies and it is time that our efforts and contributions to the earth did too.