Ethical and Regulatory Environment – a Look at the Keystone Pipeline Abstract/Executive Summary TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline is a $7 billion project to bring heavy‚ sour crude oil from tar sands production in Alberta‚ Canada to Port Arthur‚ Texas for refining. It has sparked an ongoing struggle as advocates and opponents of the project make their case in various ways to the Obama Administration (Anonymous‚ 2011‚ Keystone XL Exposed). But is this pipeline ethically the right
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Keystone XL Pipeline As controversy continues to rise‚ political and moral disputes encompass the decision to construct the extension of a tunnel containing a composition of today’s most beloved resource‚ and what has been referred to as “black gold” by the Arabs during the 20th century oil boom. The Keystone XL Pipeline would potentially transport thousands of barrels of oil from its source in Alberta‚ Canada‚ to refineries throughout the Midwest and Gulf Coast region of the United States. The
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People must be willing to help others in order to ensure that humanity upholds strong morals and a strong sense of compassion. The Keystone Club‚ sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America‚ seeks to accomplish these goals on a national and local scale. As a Keystone Club member for the past three years‚ I have not only learned the significance of community ser-vice and academic success‚ but also the vital skills that have taught me to be a more effective leader and a more driven individual
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Keystone XL pipeline will be great for United States economy because it will bring more taxes to government from oil companies and public. However‚ the effect on the environment‚ economy and residents of America are destructive. The things through which people and environment will be affected are: Water‚ forest destruction‚ disease. First‚ the Keystone XL pipeline would travel through rivers such as Missouri river‚ Yellowstone‚ and Red rivers. Two million of population is depended on these rivers
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KEYSTONE SPECIES-BEES Elliott Chang Keystone Species are species that would affect our lifestyle and how we live if they were to die out. There called Keystone Species because in an arch‚ there is one stone that keeps the 2 halves of the arch in place and if you were to take it out‚ everything would collapse. Bees are like that. Bees contribute to our society economically‚ ecologically and biologically. They are the species that really make everything the way it is for us. Bees contribute
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Computer Hardware Industry and Dell‚ Inc. Analysis Abstract This research is made to analyze computer hardware industry and focus on Dell Inc. First part will be analyzed overall industry and competitive analysis by answering 7 key questions. The second part will be evaluated company resources and competitive capabilities by answering 5 key questions. This research can help manager to understand more about computer hardware industry and learn how Dell deal with their competitors
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President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Alberta Oil Sands production is set to double by 2020‚ and the oil companies must find new markets for this oil. The key enabler to transport all this excess oil into new markets is a company called TransCanada‚ a Canadian pipeline company. Keystone XL pipeline is a project proposed by TransCanada with 1‚179 mile (1‚897 km)‚ 36-inch diameter crude oil pipeline beginning in Hardisty‚ Alberta‚ Canada and extending south through American
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Jobs combined with the technology expertise acquired from a summer internship in Hewlett Packard by Steve Wozniak‚ Apple Computers Inc. was established on 1976 by the willingness of these two individuals to create a small‚ practical and user-friendly computer for home usage – with Job’s garage as being the main office‚ the computer was sold only by its system‚ meaning that no case‚ monitor or whatsoever was sold with it (Richardson‚ 2008). In this industry‚ Apple is facing several competitors such
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DeLL Inc. | Strategic Audit | MAN 4720 – Strategic Management | | Group 7 | 3/31/2012 | Dell‚ Inc. Dell‚ Inc. is an American multinational computer technology corporation based in Texas‚ United States. The company develops‚ sells‚ and supports computers and related products and services. Dell Inc. is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ employing more than 103‚300 people worldwide. Dell is listed at number 41 in the Fortune 500 list (2011). It is the third largest
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Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. As companies today strive for success in the market place‚ it is the efficiency of the top management in the company‚ which usually determines whether or not they are able to achieve their goals. Many of these goals and values incorporate concepts surrounding quality products and services‚ innovation‚ team spirit‚ and efficient management‚ just to name a few. However‚ many times a disconnect in one or more of these areas can cause communication barriers
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