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Pollution: The Gulf Oil Spill Stephanie Wolf University of Phoenix ENV/100 Principles of Environmental Science Cyraj El-Bakoush On April 20‚ 2010‚ BP’s oil rig Deepwater Horizon blew up in the Gulf of Mexico‚ killing 11 people and unleashing more than 200 million gallons of oil into the water (Sakashita‚ N.D.). The spill oiled more than 1‚000 miles of shoreline and a study from the Center for Biological Diversity shows
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has been involved in a number of accidents over recent years‚ including the infamous Texas City refinery explosion‚ Alaska oil spills and recently‚ the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. All of them caused human casualties and serious pollution to the environment. The most recent and controversial accident is the Deepwater Horizon explosion‚ which caused the world’s largest oil spill. The oil spill covered 580 square miles (1‚500 km2) and was only 31 miles (50 km) from the ecologically
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Paper Summary In “BP’s Failure to Debias: Underscoring the Importance of Behavioral Corporate Finance”‚ Shefrin argues that the explosion of Deepwater Horizon is not an accident for BP; overconfidence‚ excessive optimism and other weaknesses in BP’s culture will make this crisis happen sooner or later. Therefore‚ psychological pitfalls are the root cause of this BP crisis. Moreover‚ he suggests that cognitive repairs should be added into firm’s decision processes
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(NaturalNews) It’s true the almost five million barrels of oil that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill was an ecological nightmare. And residents of the area have complained for the last two years that the chemicals dumped into the area as an ill-thought-out solution have made many of them sick. But what about the ocean itself that has been treated as an experimental chemical dump by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and corporate giant BP? Turns out
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Incident : The Deep Water Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill • The Solution : The Leadership of Methods of James Burke The Organization : British Petroleum History Founded by William D’Arcy in 1901 First oil discovery - Persia 1908 Creation of Castrol brand during world war two Began the first offshore operation in the English Channel in 1970 First oil flowing from Alaska Pipeline in 1977 Formation of BP America from Sohio in 1987 Deep water Horizon environmental disaster
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Lessons from the Past The recent major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ from BP’s Deepwater Horizon‚ has brought the use and effectiveness of bioremediation back into the news. Recruiting bacteria and other microbes to break down synthetic waste is an immensely appealing idea. Putting microorganisms to work in this manner is the crux of bioremediation (Alcamo‚ Weeks‚ 2008). The work to clean up the Horizon spill actually started in the 1800’s when night-soil men would go from house to house and
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been harmed by the spill and its aftermath. The gulf oil disaster happened during a lot of species mating season‚ which means it could have wiped out a few generations. Even plants such as deep sea corals were affected and being found miles from the horizon. Mammals who swallowed this oil were found to have internal bleeding and birds covered in it couldn’t regulate there body temperatures. This spill didn’t just make a mess it damaged and took many lives; ruined a habitat that is crucial to the
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Sea In 2010 the nation was dealt the worst oil spill in the history of the USA‚ the BP oil rig Deep water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This major catastrophe destroyed some people‚ millions of aquatic wildlife‚ birds and the reputation of BP all in one fatal event. What caused this mind blowing disaster to happen? We will take a look at the ethical‚ negligence
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oil pollution incident was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This massive oil spill flowed for almost three months after the explosion and sinking of the rig in April 2010. The oil slick was so large satellites could see the spread of oil. This water pollution catastrophe caused an extreme rise in death rates in the marine‚ bird‚ and wetland species. The beaches‚ estuaries‚ and wetlands were covered with a thick oily material. The Deepwater Horizon spill is considered the worst
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