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    12 1999 the Maltese oil tanker Erica sunk in the Bay of Biscay outside the French coast of Brittany. The vessel had broken in two spilling an amount close to 19800 tones of heavy fuel oil. Additionally 6400 tones remained in the bow section of the sunken vessel and approximately 4800 tones in the stern section. Even though all crew members were rescued‚ this event would inevitably turn out to a huge disaster. Most of all because of the environmental consequences of the oil spill. In this paper I

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    Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is an expansion of the Indian Ocean‚ situated in western Asia which separate Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. The Persian Gulf’s wide is 55 kilometers and 989 kilometers-long inland sea. The Persian Gulf States include Iran (Persia)‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast‚ Bahrain on an island‚ and Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest (Reynolds‚ 1993). The Persian Gulf has wide coral reefs‚ and numerous pearl oysters‚ and plenty of

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    The Gulf Stream‚ is an oil painting created by Winslow Homer in 1899. This piece of artwork showcases a young‚ African American man with only pants on for clothing‚ that has a destroyed boat and is in the middle of the ocean with sharks beneath him with crashing waves that are tipping his boat closer into the ocean all while he sits on the boat just looking out into the ocean. This artwork also shows us the mental strength of mankind‚ the ability to remain calm and collected in horrendous situations

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    receiving a respectable or bad service. It can be argued that individuals have the rights to make reasonable claims on society or other individuals. 2.0 CASE STUDY On April 20‚ 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field‚ during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well at Macondo‚ experienced an explosion and sank 50 miles off the

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    Petroleum Gulf Of Mexico 2010 Biggest Oil Spill in History Jennifer Fuenzalida Jorge Luis Torres Ignacio Muñoz Santiago Duque AGENDA Brief Facts About the Biggest Oil Spill in History BP’ s Communication Strategy Result of BP’s Communication Strategy How Should this Crisis Have Been Managed? Timeline BP History of Disasters 1908 UK: British Petroleum‚ is an energy company‚ dedicated to the production of oil and natural gas. April 6 Texas City: Explosion in Texas City & a spill of 244 tons

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    For many oil companies‚ the Gulf represents some of their most profitable and promising properties. The White House is seemingly making an increased show of pressuring BP‚ but President Obama is facing political heat from within his own party for what some say has been a lackluster response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the spill began‚ there has been some intense political debate regarding BP’s responsibility‚ the government’s response‚ and the extent of the environmental damage

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    This file contains ENV 100 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Waste and Energy Presentation General Questions - General General Questions Prepare a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper in which you evaluate the impact of your selected waste products and fossil fuels on the environment. In your evaluation‚ include the following items: ·  Identify the sources of your selected waste materials. Then‚ describe the impact of your selected waste materials on soil and water quality. ·  Explain

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    Oil Spills and Its Effects on Marine Life Many people do not realize the impact of the oil spills that occur in the ocean. It is like putting water into a heated oil frying substance. It is quite catastrophic. With all the oil spills that have already occurred it is important to help clean ‚and prevent oil spills from reoccuring. There is indeed a lot of reasons as to why we should clean and help prevent oil spills from happening but here are the three main reasons. First reason being oil spills

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    Marine Biology Shantal Ortega 1st The Gulf of Thailand Introduction The Gulf of Thailand is a semi-enclosed tropical sea located in the South China Sea‚ it is surrounded by Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Cambodia and Vietnam. The Gulf covers roughly 320‚000 km². The boundary of the Gulf is defined by the line from Cape Camau in southern Vietnam‚ south of the mouth of the Mekong River to the coastal city of Kota Bharu on the east coast of West Malaysia. It is particularly shallow; the mean depth is 45 m‚

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    Adrian Thomas BIOL_115A_12-55 6/12/13 A population is consists of a group of the same species which occupy the same area. In order for a population to survive certain variables must be in place‚ making the biome ideal to support life for that and the other species within that community. There are some species that depends solely on the type of climate and food web that is available in a particular biome‚ these species would be considered to be specialists. Other species are able to adapt to

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