assignments for today?

[lucia]

hey guys so i was planning on doing my research for today this morning
but then realized....i forgot what i'm researching. if anyone's awake/
reading this let me know! we should probably also post a summary of
who's doing what on this disc board each time for future reference.
see you in a bit!

[Laura Ciccone]

Case studies of communities in the arctic: Amy
Costs and risks of oil spills: Economic, not environmental: Elizabeth
Potential jobs that are brought into the community with big oil: Lucia
General information for local employment when big oil is in the
process of building their infrastructure: Laura
Potential revenues to boom economy: Jay, Alba


Sorry this too so long to update! See you all tomorrow.

[Alba Sole Sorribes]

- Links to charts and information about revenues received from oil and
gas leases in Alaska:

o http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/programs/royalty/royalty.htm
o http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/programs/royalty/revenues.htm
o http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/programs/royalty/royaltyvalue.htm

- “Share of federal revenues from offshore oil and gas development for
the State of Alaska and Alaska’s coastal communities equal to that
provided to gulf coast states from drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Revenue sharing will provide funding for the State of Alaska, local
governments and tribes to mitigate effects of development and provide
support for public sector infrastructure required to both develop the
resources and respond in terms of emergency” →
http://hainesnews.net/2011/01/27/begich-introduced-arctic-oil-spill-bills-comprehensive-arctic-oil-spill-research-and-planning-alaska-revenues-addressed/


- Some articles I think can be interesting for this case event tough
they are very old and obsolete they give information about oil and gas
development in Alaska:

o Oil Developments and Community Responses in Norton Sound, Alaska:
http://sfaa.metapress.com/media/3g267u4yyj1uxh5vudu7/contributions/y/5/4/p/y54p140160625702.pdf

o Theory and Evidence..... Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge: A Cost-Benefit Analysis:
http://web-docs.stern.nyu.edu/old_web/emplibrary/Monika%20Spiewak_Thesis_Honors%202009.pdf

o JUST OIL? THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF
OIL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION: http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.energy.28.050302.105617

[AMY NICHOLS]

Hey gal! I am awake too and doing my research. I am looking up case studies for other areas that had to work through similar situations of oil drilling and the before and after effects. I don't remember what you signed up to do but hopefully this piece will help jog your memory. Good Luck!! See you at the crack of Dawn!*Smile*

Amy

[Laura Ciccone]

Hey all!

We should all be sleeping now... haha.

Anyway, I am intensively attempting to figure out how the construction
of an oil rig has affected community employment. I've searched
construction methods, and it seems that it requires specialists and
technicians for planning and construction... so unless training is
given to the community members, it seems pretty unlikely that they'll
be involved. Also, it takes about 2 - 5 years ton construct a rig.
Extraction itself is another story, though it can start as soon as two
months after construction is completed.

Thanks for the links, Alba!

See ya'll soon.