British Petroleum‚ Gulf oil spill has been widely referred to as the biggest environmental disaster that the United States has ever faced‚ with over four million gallons of oil pouring into the waters off the Mexican Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill occurred in April of 2010. It was‚ and still is‚ the biggest oil spill in all of U.S. history. The massive spill wreaked havoc on Gulf Coast inhabitants‚ including animals‚ plants‚ and humans‚ in late April. Most of the sea life in the Gulf Coast waters perished
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it is one of the pioneers in deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico‚ and it is the largest lease holder in the United States with more than 650 lease blocks in waters greater than 1‚250 feet. Unfortunately‚ BP had the record of the biggest oil spill in the area. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the Deepwater Horizon rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico experienced a well blowout which sank the platform and resulted in the release of oil into the Gulf‚ a great catastrophe for the environment that the company
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Since being around and working with animals is my passion‚ I chose to volunteer my time at Gulf Coast Humane Society. “Gulf Coast Humane Society is a not-for-profit‚ no-kill‚ animal sanctuary organization” (Gulf Coast Hume Society). Gulf Coast Humane Society offers homeless/stray‚ abandoned‚ or surrendered cats and dogs a second chance and the opportunity to find their forever home in a safe‚ clean and loving environment
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decide what qualifies as an environmental issue. The BP Oil Spill has been a huge environmental issue; it was the worst oil disaster in US history. The government estimated up to 2.6 million gallons per day with a total of 205.8 million got into the gulf. Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama and Florida all had miles on miles of surface oil problems. BP put nearly 2 million gallons of chemical “dispersants” into the ocean‚ which actually make the oil more toxic to ocean life. It’s considered and environmental
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[pic] CASE STUDY ON AIR INDIA [pic] OF BUSINESS PROCES & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Submitted To: N.P.SINGH Submitted By: Priyanka Bhardwaj(86) Anil Tiwari(98) Lovisha Sharma (76) JAGANNATH INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL KALKAJI‚NEW DELHI Air India Limited (Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier
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world powers[6]. Persian Gulf has been so dear to US that President Nixon often described it as an American lake[7]. When British forces left Gulf in 1968‚ a vacuum was created in understanding the political system of Gulf countries and to utilise the historical knowledge efficiently[8]. Concerned that Soviet‚ who already had some influence in the region‚ would expand their circle of influence to warm waters ports and huge oil reserves of Gulf‚ US accepted the fact that Gulf region must be kept friendly
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After the State of our gulf report was released the group called the friends of the Hauraki Gulf reacted with a proposal for a marine reserve on the Northern side Waiheke Island to address the degradation of the state of the biodiversity in the Hauraki Gulf and as a Learning and economic opportunity for Waiheke Island. So far they have completed a topographical survey of the area and will be completing a biological survey and a survey of local opinions. The proposal was met with both support and
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On January 17 1991 combat aircraft from several coalition countries took off from land based or sea based runways with one common goal‚ drop their munitions on preselected targets deep inside Iraq. The Gulf War was about to begin. Downtown Baghdad was off-limits to conventional aircraft due to their sophisticated air defense network. The only thing permitted were cruise missiles and the most advanced fighter/bomber the world had seen‚ the F-117 stealth aircraft that was invisible to radar and could
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Kennedy et al (2011) describes the Gulf Basin a “vital economic engine for the Nation”‚ as it continues to drive trillions of dollars into the economy annually as well as providing a large number of jobs for people all over the United States. Along with coastal economy‚ there is oil and gas production‚ waterborne commerce‚ commercial fishing‚ and also marine recreational fishing (Kennedy et al.‚ 2011). The region of the Gulf of Mexico that is the oil and gas industry is considered
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The Ecological Effect of the BP Oil Spill on the Environment Introduction: The BP oil spill‚ (also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill the BP oil disaster‚ the Gulf of Mexico oil spill‚ and the Macondo blowout) was an oil spill that happened in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP owned and operated Macondo Prospect on April 20‚ 2010. This oil spill is considered the largest and most devastating oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The cause of this oil spill according
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