Response Paper One In this paper, I will respond to three topics that will include: “Alaska and Its People” by Maria SHAA TLAA Williams, The Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska by Helen D. Corbert and Susanne W Swibold, as well as the video of Beautiful Journey by Demientieff and Williams, and closing with a summary of power point Alaska Native Perspectives Na Dena – Athabascan Peoples by Maria Williams. According to The Alaska Native Reader of your book, Alaska is one fifth the size of the continental United States, which makes it the largest state followed by Texas. Alaska has 2 large mountain ranges: The Brooks Range (I grew up near those mountains) and The Alaska Range and has 17 of 20 of the tallest peaks on The North American Continent.…
In a foreword to Subhankar Banerjee's book, former President Jimmy Carter makes an argument against allowing drilling and industrial activity in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In his defence of his position, Carter effectively uses a combination of factual evidence, style, and appeals to emotion to persuade the reader of his ideas. Carter starts the foreword off by describing a time when he went to the Arctic Refuge with his wife, and recounting all of the Refuge's natural beauty, from the "brilliant mosaic" of plant life to the "spectacle" of caribou migration. This use of imagery helps create the feeling that the Arctic Refuge is sacred and beautiful, and therefore deserving of protection; this is a form of emotional appeal; his description of this in the form of a narrative also makes him feel more genuine and relatable.…
One negative affect of drilling for oil in Alaska is environmental pollution. In Document E, there are numerous amounts of evidence that help show why oil drilling would be harmful. Similar to what happened in…
Americans in the late-1800s always had a desire to expand the United States. They wished to expand into the Pacific Ocean to make America an even greater nation. Therefore, American expansion into the Pacific was justified. One American, William Seward, purchased the state we know today as Alaska from Russia. He thought it was a great buy.…
*Both the communities of Shoal Lake 40 and the land surrounding the Marlin Mine have been environmentally affected which also affects the health of locals. In the surrounding areas of the Marlin Mine, there have been many complaints by locals that the water is being contaminated by toxic metals (Zarsky and Stanley 2013). Research encourages that there is this heightened level of metal in the river close to the mine, which puts the ecosystem and human health in danger (North and Young 2013). There is also evidence that acid from the mine is being drained close by, which could be why there are elevated metals in the water, aluminum, copper, and manganese (Holden and Jacobson 2008). Many Guatemalans have voiced their opinion on the issue but proposals have been…
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is an ecologically and economically valuable species that is found along the Pacific coastlines of Asia and North America. Unfortunately, many Chinook populations have been steadily declining during the last century, primarily due to a variety of human activities. These threats include hydroelectric dams, chemical pollution from planes (Dietrich, et al., 2012), and sound pollution from industry (Halvorsen et al., 2012). North American governments and hatcheries have implemented a variety of intervention measures to help restore this species, but the salmon are still struggling to recover in certain parts of their range. As a result, salmon-dependent marine organisms, especially the endangered Southern…
Environmental historian and professor, Ted Steinberg wrote the book Down To Earth which presents American history through the lens of nature. Steinberg does an excellent job displaying the significant role nature has played throughout American history and his writing will forever change the way you perceive our country’s history. This book differs from your traditional American History books by uniquely linking historical events to their environmental counterparts. Down To Earth provides an insightful perspective on American History by highlighting the environmental impacts caused by our culture and making us question whether or not development truly meant progress.…
This is putting all the people that was once on the rise through coal mining on a downhill roller-coaster with no brakes. In the present the coal mining industry is not needed for much, so it is on a downfall. This puts the Appalachia’s…
This alone is the basis for the argument to drill in this area in the first place. Another argument is that jobs would be created by the oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. The article also states that this would take away from other jobs elsewhere and bring them to Alaska, but only for a short time during the oil drilling itself. This…
The theories range from global climate change patterns to too many people dipping their setnets into the rivers. However, what we do know – conclusively – is that this problem is very real, and each day nothing is changed the problem persists, continuing to eat away at vibrant culture and economy. As biologists and researchers pry open the doors behind which the solution hides, the fishermen and small business owners of the several Alaskan communities that depend on this fish await with baited breath. Hoping to find that there is an answer, hoping that they will see the salmon return to color the Copper River red once more, hoping that all is not…
Success in the Klondike gold rush, what you’d would absolutely need to know and how to prepare for the journey. (all links are sorted and available at the bottom of this paper. The L1 L2 L3 and so format will be used.) L2: “On July 17, 1897, at 6 a.m., the steamship named Portland arrived in Seattle from Alaska with 68 miners and a cargo of "1 ton of solid gold" from the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory. This incites the beginning of a massive rush to the goldfields of Canada , and a period of prosperity in the County that lasted more than twelve years”, but very few of the tales about the hard ships the miners faced in the Klondike were taken to heart, and many of the 100,000 people that traveled to the Klondike to get to the gold, most never made it, some turned back, others died on their way there, those who made weren’t garneted to strike it rich, but they are the ones were going to talk about (will not be talking about individuals) we’ll see how they traveled, what kind of tools, food, etc.…
total of 283 million tons of coal were mined, providing about 64% of the state’s electrical production (Reese and Loughlin, 61). ” Mining has caused severe environmental impacts ranging from the toxic chemicals seeping into the watershed, the altering of landscapes, and large amounts of waste (Reese and Loughlin, 61). New laws have been developed in order to reverse the negative trends from mining, which include the following: Abandoned Mine Land law, Open Cut Land Reclamation Act, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Reese and Loughlin, 62)…
geography The geography for Nevada is kinda simple, but at the same time kinda hard so you could say it is complex. I will just blurt it out. For my rivers and lakes I have the Colorado River, Humboldt River, the awesome Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe, and last but not least, well it probably is the least Walker lake. Its bordering states are Arizona, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.…
As a book told in the fiction context, King Coal by Upton Sinclair describes the gruesome, harsh reality of working in the coal industry in the 1910 from mining issues such as the hopes of getting a job in the industry of coal in the western states of the United States, the harsh mining conditions, and miners being taken advantage of by their bosses. The book discusses two mining in general locations where all the stories are told by Sinclair himself: Rocky Mountain and Pedro (6). The author 's purpose in writing the book is to expose the truths of the mining industry in terms of a narrative to engage and capture the audience 's attention and emotions to truly fathom the time back then and what it means to survive by the means of living on the edge of nothing.…
Minerals and their derived products are the foundation of many important industries. Mines and quarries can be found in almost every country all around the world. Mining industry products provide most of the needed energy, from electricity in homes and industries, to fuel in cars, machinery and tools Resources obtained from mines are also used as inputs for raw materials, consumer goods as well as for almost all services and processes provided by other industries, such as: manufacturing utilities, agriculture, constructions, communication, and transportation. Mining has an important impact on the labor market, economy, society and environment. In many countries, mining represents a significant sector of the economy and a basis for currency growth and substantial investments.…