Fracking Essay Hydraulic fracturing also known as “Fracking” is a process where gas and oils are being released from some underground formations that are too difficult to mine on. Fluid made up of 8 millimeters of water‚ a lot of sand and about 200‚000 liters of chemicals are inserted into a deeply drilled spot at a high pressure to break the shale rock and to release natural gases. The sand keeps the holes from closing and the chemicals compress the water‚ kill off bacteria and dissolve the minerals
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The significance behind the film title has much meaning due to the fact Chevrons profits were obtained through the exploitation of many indigenous groups living in Ecuador during a 28-year span the company was drilling in the 1960’s. The real cost of oil drilling is contaminated drinking water‚ high rights of diseases such as cancer‚ congenital disabilities‚ leukemia‚ and families losing their loved ones. This cost is best shown with the documentaries interview with San Carlos resident Maria Garofalo
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Film Critique The film ‘Gasland’ was made so that we are able to see the real effects of the fracking process on the environment and the complaints of citizens who are living in the area. Josh Fox had the option to lease his land to energy companies in exchange for a large sum of money. The energy industry has claimed that America has some of the largest natural gas reserves and it will be the energy of the future. Rather than simply signing the papers‚ he decided to go out and do his own research
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There were 5300 employees that created fake accounts to get sales. It is said that Wells fargo is bank that is made based on trust and ethics. Mr. Stumpf says that it is impossible to do a perfect job with a company that employs hundreds of thousands. The senate banking committee members do not understand how more than five thousand could builk customers over the course of five years and if employees were doing this because it was a form compensation incentivized by the employers to engage in
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The Hebei Spirit Oil Spill (HSOS) in December 7‚ 2007 spilled approximately 10‚900 tons of crude oil in about 10 km off the Taean coastline in South Korea. Due to the astronomical and irrecoverable damage upon the marine ecosystem and the overall living standards of the residents‚ the oil spill accident has been notoriously named as the “worst oil spill accident” occurred in Korea. Nevertheless‚ though almost a decade have passed since the outbreak of the HSOS in Korea‚ it appears that compensation
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Should companies operate in Violent Areas: |Yes |No | |The higher the risk‚ the bigger the reward |Easy mark for kidnapping | |Disease is still a bigger risk than violence |There are about 8.000 kidnappings per year‚ most of them foreign | |
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Did Atlantis Exist? Known as one of the world’s greatest mysteries‚ Atlantis is a legend written by the Greek philosopher Plato. The legend was written thousands of years ago‚ but it is still talked about today (Smith Michael and Debora Smith). Scholars often argue that Atlantis existed‚ but those that do not agree remind those scholars that there is no evidence to support that Atlantis ever existed and that Plato “added fantasy and excitement to his writings” (“Atlantis”). The question is‚ how
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It is very clear that everyone has wants‚ desires and wishes. Their wishes might be to obtain things‚ that which is very common; or to be with a special person‚ for the helpless romantics; or for unbelievable stuffs which include time travelling gadgets‚ special powers and the Elixir of Life. Wishing for these things is not bad; though wishing for bad things to happen is bad‚ wishing in itself is not. In fact‚ wishing adds more spice in life. Isn’t it exciting to know that there is a possibility
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In 1899 the long beach pier was opened due to development in the Break Water project. The port of Long Beach is the 2nd largest port in the United State and makes about $180 billion a year. The port of Long Beach has 22 terminals‚ 66 ship to shore cranes‚ and 62 berths. Some of the top imports are crude oil‚ electronics‚ and plastics. Some of the top exports are petroleum coke‚ petroleum bulk‚ and chemicals. 2/3rd of the cargo entering the port of Long Beach ends up in the east coast and arrives
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The controversial methods and actions of oil companies to extract/transport their products‚ such as fracking‚ have to be banned and prevented immediately and companies must find more efficient and environmentally-friendly ways to extract/transport these natural resources in order to keep the environment safe. With methods such as fracking being used to excavate the oil that is used today‚ damage done to the environment and different species of animals is inevitable with controversial methods. As
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