Industrialization has always posed some sort of environmental concerns since it's origins in the late 1700s. It has only gained strength throughout the years. Not to say that we could live the way we do without it, but what is the real cost of our modern living? Focusing on oil drilling in this article, there has been some recent news that may affect the great outdoors of Alaska. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation recently that would open a portion of a pristine wildlife refuge in her state to oil and gas development. 

HuffPost reporters Chris D'Angelo & Nick Visser relates in their article: "[The legislation] is expected to bring in slightly more than $1 billion in federal revenue over the next decade." The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers more than 19 million acres in northeastern Alaska and is home to polar bears, caribou, moose and hundreds of species of migratory birds. Murkowisk tells HuffPost: “The legislation will put Alaska and the entire nation on a path toward greater prosperity by creating jobs, keeping energy affordable for families and businesses, generating new wealth, and strengthening our security." There's another viewpoint to this impactful action. One that considers the conservancy of wildlife and Arctic landscape. Adam Kolton, executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League, said in a statement Wednesday that “nothing in this bill can magically make these fantastical revenue assumptions materialize." "What this bill would do is turn America’s last great wilderness into a lost wilderness," said Kolton. 

Check out the whole article from Huffpost right here.

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