Department of Environmental Conservation officials reported a toxic spill of methanol at the Prudhoe Bay oil field managed by BP. Nearly 2‚000 gallons of mostly methanol‚ mixed with some crude oil and water‚ spilled onto a frozen tundra pond as well as a gravel pad from a pipeline. Methanol‚ which is poisonous to plants and animals‚ is used to clear ice from the insides of the Arctic-based pipelines. 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20‚ 2010‚ a semi-submersible exploratory offshore
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Louisiana coast has experienced countless oil spills but unlike those BP’s oil spewed directly from the bottom of the ocean. It is difficult to accurately determine the complete extent of the damage caused by the oil spill because data on the condition of the environment in that area before the disaster is lacking. Even now the effect on organisms such as those in deep-water marine communities is hard to determine. But one thing is certain; the oil spill impacted every level of the complex environment
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Amy Burkett Environmental Science April 20‚ of 2010 a BP’s oil rig Deep water Horizon had blown up out in the Gulf of Mexico. It had killed 11 people and let more the 200 million gallon of oil into the ocean water. The oil spill had damaged over 1‚000 miles of the shore lines. A study was done by the Center for Biological diversity and it had shown that over 82‚000 birds
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different pairs of conical drinking bowls from ancient Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean from 175-75 B.C. These conical drinking bowls are a significant part of the Greek’s society because they were used by many‚ including aristocrats but they also are being an essential part of the Greeks everyday life. The bowls conveyed many important aspects of society such as; class differences‚ gender‚ and the material worlds of Greece. The design of the silver conical drinking bowls had a very luxurious look to
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that it was spilling out 35‚000 to 60‚000 gallons of oil for a day from the borehole in deep sea. (“Oil estimate raised to 35‚000-60‚000 barrels a day”) In fact‚ however‚ it was hard to estimate how speedy the oil was spilling since it started to spill out from too deep. This problem brought controversy nowadays since the police were not even sure how big this trouble was. This disaster is still causing the end of marine animals‚ fishing industries‚ tourism and even wild animals’ place to live by
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actions caused the dust bowl. There are many reasons why people caused the dust bowl. People used the wrong agricultural practices when farming. “With insufficient understanding of the ecology of the plains‚ farmers had conducted extensive deep plowing of the virgin topsoil of the Great Plains during the previous decade; this had displaced the native‚ deep-rooted grasses that normally trapped soil and moisture even during periods of drought and high winds.” ("Dust Bowl" ). Farmers didn’t know
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ACL Injuries Anthony Romero KIN 461/462 Advisor: Dr. Michael Liang Date: June 15‚ 2010 Introduction Kinesiology‚ often known as human kinetics‚ is the study of principles of anatomy‚ physiology‚ and mechanics in relation to human movements. This field of study is a regulated
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The Maiden with the Wooden Bowl *Summary Once upon a time there was an old couple who lived with their only daughter who has a remarkable charm and beauty. One day her mother told her that she may follow her father in heaven. After that her mother told her that she must hide her beauty‚ because men could be tempted by her beauty and charm. And in order to hide her beauty her mother told her that she must wear a wooden bowl. Few days passed the maiden had no choice but to work at the
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The Dust Bowl of the Southern Great Plains caused a lot of trauma to not only humans‚ but also animals. The dust bowl was a huge dust storm that covered states such as Kansas‚Texas‚ western Oklahoma‚ eastern Colorado‚ and New Mexico. Things such as previous dust storms‚ poor land‚ and low precipitation. All of these resulted in one huge dust storm that killed many. The Dust Bowl was not only one big dust storm out of nowhere; but it was a more severe storm from preceding storms. “And not once
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For this discussion‚ we were asked to look at past Super Bowl commercial and review to see what type of strategies being used. For this assignment‚ I choose to discuss Pepsi Super Bowl ads. Watching commercials for years 2003‚ 2013‚ and 2016 cover a broad spectrum of strategies that company may have used over the years. The year 2003 Super Bowl commercial featured Osbourne family ("Super Bowl Commercial - Pepsi Twist Osbourne‚" 2003); this commercial the audience hears Ozzy Osbourne mumbling
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