the bottom of the ocean‚ and we dump the wrong chemicals into the ocean. Boats and ships have oil leaks just like our cars do. When we’re in the ocean‚ we can’t exactly clean it up with some limestone. If an oil pipe breaks‚ we can’t stop push a button and it stops flowing. The oil is coming from underneath the ocean so it takes us longer to stop it from flowing into the ocean. Some people don’t know‚ or don’t understand‚ that dumping the wrong chemicals can ruin our ocean and eventually‚ our land.
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The Gulf oil spill exploded on April 20th‚ 2010. It is known as the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. 11 people died along with the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil pipe was leaking oil 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana and was estimated of leaking 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The well was located 5‚000 feet beneath the ocean surface. It took them 87 days to finally cap the well. At that point the damage had already been done. Oil reached the shores of Alabama‚
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contaminants and the natural environment that create damage. It can be chemical substances‚ noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants can be either foreign substances that humans created or even contaminants in nature. Environmental issues are damaging parts of human activity on the environment. Environmentalism addresses all of the environmental issues that we face and 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
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Entertainment‚ Sports‚ Technology‚ U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. 14 July 2008. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. Hagerty‚ Curry‚ and Jonathan Ramseur. "Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Highlighted Actions and Issues." Congressional Research Service (2010): n. pag. Web. 23 September 2010 Hemingway‚ Mark Ivanovich‚ David‚ and Kristin Hays. "Offshore Drilling Safer‚ but Small Spills Routine |Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle." Houston News‚ Entertainment‚ Search and Shopping | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle. 28 July 2008.
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Lessons from the Past The recent major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ from BP’s Deepwater Horizon‚ has brought the use and effectiveness of bioremediation back into the news. Recruiting bacteria and other microbes to break down synthetic waste is an immensely appealing idea. Putting microorganisms to work in this manner is the crux of bioremediation (Alcamo‚ Weeks‚ 2008). The work to clean up the Horizon spill actually started in the 1800’s when night-soil men would go from house to house and
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Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986 1. Introduction 2. Redressal Machinery 3. Important Case Laws 4. Membership Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986 Introduction & Definitions A consumer is a user of goods and services. Any person paying for goods and services which he uses is entitled to expect that the goods and services are of a nature and quality promised to him by the seller. The earlier principle of "Caveat Emptor" or "let the buyer beware" which
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the almost five million barrels of oil that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill was an ecological nightmare. And residents of the area have complained for the last two years that the chemicals dumped into the area as an ill-thought-out solution have made many of them sick. But what about the ocean itself that has been treated as an experimental chemical dump by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and corporate giant BP? Turns out‚ according to new research
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Although newspapers and articles can be reliable‚ the news and television are the most reliable sources. On January 28‚ 1986‚ a disaster struck America. An American shuttle‚ called the Challenger exploded into thin air. On board of the ship were seven adults‚ including a teacher as a special guest. The members included Sharon Christa McAuliffe (the teacher)‚ Gregory Jarvis
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Q. What are the aims and objects of the CPA‚ 1986? Describe the constitution‚ functions and the procedure of District Forum under the CPA. What are the provisions of appeal under the CPA and before which authority an appeal lies against an order of an agency? Explain the composition‚ jurisdiction‚ and powers of State Consumer Forum (State Consumer Redressal Commission) under CPA. Define and discuss the word"consumer" and "service" under CPA. Illustrate with cases. Making money quickly is a very
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BP Oil Spill By: Kerrie Neff MGT 480 Due Diligence: Facts: I am focusing on Tony Hayward‚ former CEO of BP and I am here to address the issue regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and ultimately caused one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. To begin‚ there are many facts that led up to the incident‚ and then for many years after. BP and Hayward had already been questioned on their ethical conduct. The questions include fraud‚ environmental
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