The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5th‚ 2010‚ in Raleigh County‚ West Virginia. The mine was located in Montcoal and owned by Massey Energy‚ but bought out by Alpha Natural Resources in 2011. Twenty-Nine of the thirty one miners at the site were killed by the explosion. A state funded independent investigation would later find Massey Energy directly responsible for the accident. (www.sourcewatch.org) The explosion was ignited by high methane levels being a contributed factor. You
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My path through college and the professional world has been exciting so far‚ but it is now time to take the next step. In order to become an environmental leader and solve the environmental challenges of today and the future in areas relating to energy‚ economics‚ and natural resources‚ I must further my education in graduate school. I graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science and a minor in Environmental Engineering in June of 2012. My interdisciplinary major combined
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Estimate the effect on income of each of the options Rowe has suggested if Bradley estimates as follows: a. Increasing the price to commercial customers to $1‚000 per hour would reduce demand by 30 %. Ans : - It is common to business manager in a business unit to adjust different variables (fixed cost‚ variable cost and price strategy) to maximize the bottom-line or top-line to either maximize profit or minimize the operation cost. Provided the data as below‚ 3 variable costs indentified‚ they
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The Sultana explosion “All of a sudden‚ the boilers erupted in a mammoth explosion‚ nearly splitting the Sultana in half” (Billings 1). The Sultana was going upriver on the Mississippi River when the boilers and the steamer stopped working (Billings 1). When all of a sudden a gigantic explosion on the boat killed 1‚700 people which is more than the Titanic (Billings 1). The boat was going up river and the boilers and steamer stopped working which caused the explosion (Billings 1). “The strain of
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No plan existed for coping with a disaster of this magnitude . Lifeless bodies lay in the streets‚ beds remain occupied with people who will never breathe again‚ hospitals begin to overflow to people experiencing blinding‚ vomiting‚ and dysesthesia of the lungs . From the streets you could hear the screams of pain in the crisp‚ melancholy‚ toxic air . When day breaks there will be silence . What is done is done . On the fateful night of December 2‚ MIC gas began escaping from Tank 610 around 10:30
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This volcano had its largest eruption on May 18‚ 1980. The ash and dust from the eruption reached as far as the Central United States. A total of 57 people died during the eruption that lasted 9 hours. 85 miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there? It was a normal day for my grandma‚ but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that‚ she looks outside‚ but
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Whaling Countries all over the world hunt whales. People are killing whales‚ or whaling‚ commercially and for products. So many whales die‚ that they will soon become extinct. Some countries‚ according to www.abc.net.au‚ involved in whaling are Japan‚ Norway‚ Greenland‚ Russia‚ USA‚ Iceland‚ South Korea‚ Indonesia‚ Canada‚ and St. Vincent. www.wwf.org states whaling started since the 11th century to present day. According to www.hsi.org‚ over 1000 whales die a year. If nothing is
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Costal Erosion Story Introduction Weymouth’s Perishing Coast has caused coastal erosion at the Castle Cove area and Portland where the Coast Line is encroaching on homes‚ businesses and local historic landmarks which will result in land and buildings being washed into the sea. Sandsfoot Castle Castle Cove erosion Sands-foot castle served to guard the anchorage between Weymouth and Portland and is a listed building graded 2*. It was built around 1541 by henry vii as part as network of coastal defences
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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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produces approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil and gas per day and possesses 22‚400 service stations over the world. However‚ the oil disaster called as BP oil spill or the deep water horizon oil spill was occurred on April 20th‚ 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico recording the greatest oil spill compared to other oil spill accidents in our history. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion caused deaths of 11 workers‚ 17 workers injured as well as a tremendous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In fact‚ this case
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