Critical Thinking and Writing - Being Green at Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream

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Critical Thinking and Writing- Being Green at Ben and Jerry’s
1. The article looks at both sides of the argument on oil drilling support among those seeking to exploit the resources and opposition among environmentalists on drilling at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska, and highlights that Ben & Jerry's ice cream is not environmentally friendly as assumed even as it is popular with environmentalists.
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I write to oppose the Tax to reduce livestock gas emissions
Tax to reduce livestock emissions of methane and nitrous oxide is ineffective as the cost of production will increase and be pushed to the consumers and only targets farmers and ignores other sectors of the economy. Farmers now invest heavily in good quality forage for livestock, and increasingly focus on the improvement of environmental quality. So the $300 pay would make the industry less competitive and the country may even increase imports of livestock products.
Yours,
New Zealand farmer
3. As there is greater environmental risk in the protected areas, oil and gas companies are more vigilant to generate safe activities and support economic activities in an era of energy abundances. Opponents of drilling ignore that the drillers also require approval and past experience in working in such ecosystems to begin drilling. Companies must use state-of-the-art technology when working in protected areas where they consider fragile ecosystems and mitigate against damaging the livelihoods of the inhabitants.
4. Drilling of oil in the sea and the maritime environments ought to generate income, the differences in their livelihoods of the Inupiat (Eskimo) and Ketchikan Indians influence their decisions. oil and gas drilling companies need to invest in the maintenance of the protected where they explore and drill, but not all protected areas should be open to drilling based on biological diversity and fragility of...