Benefits of Drilling ANWR

The United States is dependent on foreign oil. Recently, it has become very apparent due to the rise in price for a barrel of oil(mainly imported), which has subsequently caused a rise in gas prices. There are several ways to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and the cost that we pay for it, the simplest being to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Recently, tensions have been high between the US and the oil producing companies in the middle east. The US imports a huge percentage of its oil, and there are not very many ways we can reduce that dependence. …