HELP!! Instead of just saying Americans should use less oil, what else should the author do to make the argument stronger? The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to caribou,

moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears

and migratory birds. Leaders in the oil industry believe

the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally

sensitive exploration” of oil. Environmentalists are

wondering: What will become of the wildlife?

President George W. Bush, oil-industry leaders and others

believe that Americans will benefit from the oil that lies

under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. In their

opinion, the oil will help reduce high fuel prices and

decrease our need for oil from other countries.

I believe the cost of such drilling is too high. I agree with

environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the

migration of more than 130,000 caribou. Each spring, the

caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain.

In this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. In

addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to

less than a six-month supply. Is such a small amount of oil

worth the risk drilling poses to these animals?

Americans are the largest consumers of oil. Instead of

drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign

oil simply by using less. We must all work together to cut

back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife

of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.