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Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability 1

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ArcticOceanCoalPrince WilliamSoundGulf ofAlaskaALASKATrans Alaskaoil pipelineValdezPrudhoe BayArctic NationalWildlife RefugeBeaufortSeaGasOilHigh potentialareasCANADACANADAPacificOceanUNITEDUNITEDSTATESGr<strong>and</strong>BanksSTATESAtlanticOceanMEXICOMEXICOFigure 17-9 Natural capital: locations of the major known deposits of oil, natural gas, <strong>and</strong> coal in NorthAmerica <strong>and</strong> offshore areas where more crude oil <strong>and</strong> natural gas might be found. Geologists do not expectto find very much new oil <strong>and</strong> natural gas in North America. (Council on <strong>Environmental</strong> Quality <strong>and</strong>U.S. Geological Survey)LOUISIANA ALABAMAMISSISSIPPIGEORGIATEXASFLORIDAGULF OF MEXICOActive drilling sitesFigure 17-10 Offshore drilling for oil accounts for about one-fourth ofU.S. oil production. About nine of every ten barrels of this oil comesfrom the Gulf of Mexico, where there are 4,000 oil drilling platforms<strong>and</strong> 53,000 kilometers (33,000 miles) of underwater pipeline. (U.S.Geological Survey)http://biology.brookscole.com/miller14357

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