Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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‚ (Writers). (2008‚ April 15). Sick Around the World‚ Frontline. Florida: Public Broadcasting Service WGBH. Retrieved March 24‚ 2013‚ from the PBS Web site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/view/. * Palfreman‚ J. (Producer & Writer). (2009‚ March 31). Sick Around America‚ Frontline. Florida: Public Broadcasting Service WGBH. Retrieved March 24‚ 2013‚ from the PBS Web site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundamerica/view/ * Schneider‚ M.J. (2011). Introduction
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Alaska town slowly heals after 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10548872 BBC News. (2010‚ June 17). Examining the legacy of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10324021 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved February 24‚ 2013 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Graham‚ S. (2003‚ December 19). Environmental effects of Exxon Valdez spill still being felt. Retrieved from http://www
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Off Shore Drilling My topic is on off- shore drilling. It refers to the discovery and development of gas and oil which lie underwater through drilling a well. This content will tell you the pros and cons of this event and what it’s doing to our community. We’ll know what off-shore drilling is suppose to do for our economy in this review. I’ve started out my research with and branched off of it to and clicked on “Just how dangerous are oil rigs.” (secondary source) On April 20‚ 2010
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excellence and cost effectiveness. The five elements of the SIA’s successful HR practices are: 1. Stringent selection and recruitment processes 2. Extensive investment in training and retraining 3. Successful service delivery teams 4. Empowerment of frontline staff to control quality 5. Motivating staff through rewards and recognition Each of the elements has its own specialty and uniqueness. 1. Stringent selection and recruitment processes. Singapore Airlines open up their
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Provide customers with the products of their nature. The Response and Responsibility of Gulf Oil Spill BP’s management resulted in a oil spill arguing liability. Strategy was to avoid taking legal responsibility so management started finger pointing. BP’s factors that influenced planning Three factors that influence BP oil companies operational and contingency planning include‚ unexpected oil spills. Sometimes they cannot control things like floods‚ which can cause oil burst and affect the flow
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When you deliberate on a disaster‚ it becomes clear that any such event has three phases to it. Initially‚ there are antecedents that lead to the disaster. When enough antecedents have accumulated‚ the disaster occurs at that specific tipping time. Finally after the disaster has happened the final phase of resolutions occurs. The resolutions are steps that the society attempt to implement to revert the effects that the event has produced. Consider the Deepwater Horizon disaster that happened on July
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cause of female suffrage. There were many people who argued that because women had worked so relentlessly during the war‚ it would be impossible to deny them the vote‚ especially due to the fact that working class men got the vote that were on the frontlines. Source 5‚ a letter from Lord Selborne to Lord Salisbury argues this point‚ and claims that it would not only be unjust to the women; it would also be “dangerous to State”‚ as it would be a gross corruption of morality and standards‚ because of
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The changing nature of the toy industry contributed to the downfall of the LEGO Group. As the consumer trend in the toy industry has shifted towards technology and other substitutes like video games and other online activities have reduced the demand for traditional toys. The toy industry was dominated by a few companies that fought over retail space‚ reduced prices‚ and launched new product lines to appeal to more consumers. Furthermore‚ the increasing power of giant retailers like Wal-Mart and
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Culture War? would disagree‚ saying that America is not becoming more polarized‚ rather political activists are the ones who are polarized. The Frontline documentary “Divided States of America-2” provides insightful information on the process of America becoming more polarized. After class discussions based on assigned readings and watching the Frontline documentary‚ one can come to the conclusion that America is polarized to a certain extent. Political activists and politicians make America polarized
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