With the increasing demand for energy oil and gas, people should be look for sources of oil and gas in remote an untouched natural places. Do the advantages outweigh disadvantages of damaging such areas?

Over the past decades,

energy crisis

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the energy crisis

has become tremendously serious and it is an area of focus to

general public

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the general public

. Many propose that efforts should be paid

to find

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to finding

and harness new natural resources, especially gas and

oil

, in remote or unexploited places.

However

, despite some benefits could be brought by

such

proposal, I believe that its drawbacks greatly outnumber the advantages. People who advocate

this

resort may cite the following reasons.

Firstly

, it could greatly contribute to the sustainability of macro-economic performance.

This

is because while the consumption of petroleum has increased exponentially due to ever-growing population and rapid industrialization, existing resources have become progressively depleted.

In addition

,

this

practice could help remote inhabitants break vicious cycle of poverty. Noticeably, the majority of isolated areas are undeveloped with

underfunded

and poor-qualified public facilities.

Hence

, the inflow of

energy

companies

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companies'

company

investment in infrastructure constructions is believed to improve living conditions, create more jobs, lifting rural regions out of poverty. Notwithstanding the aforesaid opinions, I would argue that

potential benefits

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the potential benefits

of

this

strategy could never overshadow its drawbacks. Remarkably, drilling

oil

in untouched areas would be at the expense of eco-balance. Albeit invisibly, ruining undiscovered places to give way to the erection of

oil

rigs and

energy

plants may result in chronic and irreversible consequences

such

as soil erosion, flood, wildlife extinction, etc. Eventually, human will fall victim to

such

snow-ball effects.

Furthermore

, after being exploited for long period of time, lands will become exhausted, making us to continuously seeking for another new

sources

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source

;

therefore

, it is just

temporary solution

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a temporary solution

temporary solutions

. In fact, many countries have successfully harnessed eco-friendly resources which are widely available and conveniently approachable without damaging environment

such

as wind, solar, tide and geothermal

energy

.

Thus

, discovering innovative technologies to environmentally and friendly harness easily assessable

energy

resources is a more practical and promising measure. To conclude, under no circumstances, should people underestimate the disadvantages of exploiting gas and

oil

resources in rural areas. For the reasons stated above, I opine that the drawbacks of

this

resort outweigh its positive sides and may be harmful to the environment.