human and animal alike‚ and really brought the issue of off-shore oil drilling to attention. While some may believe that offshore oil drilling may seem like a harmless source of revenue for the United States‚ it is imperative that citizens realize that drilling does more harm than good. America needs to consider the negative effects of offshore oil drilling on the environment‚ the economy‚ and the future. Offshore oil drilling is slowly destroying our environment. Over the past few years following
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“Disaster‚ Disaster” Oh Disaster‚ Disaster how cruel you are Oh Disaster‚ Disaster how rude you are You shake the ground beneath my feet You attack me‚ and you wake me up from my sleep I have so little time to get away from you I never though you would become my foe Oh Disaster‚ Disaster what have I done Oh Disaster‚ Disaster why did you have to come? Because of you I have nothing left Except for bricks and rocks and the smell of dust You made me cry‚ you make me scream You make me panic and entangled
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In the case of oil drilling we have three sides: drilling in land only‚ expanding to drilling off shore‚ and then there is those that say we should slowly stop oil drilling and move to renewable resources such as wind power. Oil drilling is just the extraction of oil from the earth but doing so there are possibilities of catastrophes. Disruption of wildlife migration routes and
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and gas industry. * So i am here to present about drilling mud which is one of the most important things in oil and gas industry. * Allow me to introduce myself first‚ my name is Mohamad Nazrul bin Mohd Salleh‚ currently in 3rd year 2nd sem taking petroleum engineering. * What makes me capable to present about drilling mud? Because i am petroleum engineering student‚ and i had taken a course that specifically focuses on drilling mud. Furthermore‚ i have done a lot of research regarding
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Offshore Oil Drilling 1 The Time Has Come For More Offshore Oil Drilling [pic] Figure 1 shows what a typical offshore oil rig looks like. http://jonesact.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/oilrig.jpg Bryce D. Cates EPD 155 Sec 3 “Research Project” April 15‚ 2010 Offshore Oil Drilling 2 To: Paul Ross From: Bryce D. Cates Date: April 15‚ 2010 Subject: Cover Memo What do we do to obtain oil to meet the needs of Americans without having
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Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar bears rely
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Disaster Planning Disaster Planning prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DISASTERS .................................................................................................. 2 – NATURAL DISASTERS........................................................................................................................... 2 – MAN-MADE DISASTERS ...................................................................................................................
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A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that disasters can cause damage to life‚ property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary
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1) Case Summary (What’s the issue?) Horizon Foods Corporation (hereafter “Horizon”) is a still-growing‚ nationwide foods organization that is widely known for its high quality products. With $300 million sales each year‚ the firm has been relatively successful so far‚ gaining good reputation and arousing much interest of the public through its brokers and local retailers. However‚ as the company prospers and customers demand more‚ Horizon foresees a coming crisis. The distribution issue‚ which the
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Pande Putu Adysti Kardi Compare & Contrast 5/4/2014 Should the Government Expand Off Shore Drilling in the U.S.? The crude oil industry has become prominent since mid 19th century. Ever since the Industrial Revolution‚ the development of drilling methods has brought oil into a drastically larger extent of mass production. Petroleum is one of the important extracted compositions of crude oil in the U.S. Until today‚ it is globally used mainly as fuels in transportation. Other uses include heating
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