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    An oil spill is when liquid petroleum hydrocarbon is released into the environment. Oil spills have detrimental effects on the environment and the economy. Oil spills can potentially cost billions of dollars. There are multiple ways in which oil spills can be cleaned in a safe and cost efficient way. One way is bioremediation, which is the use of microorganisms to break down pollutants. Another effective way is chemical remediation, which is the use of chemicals to extract pollutants from an…

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    BP Oil Spill

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    British Petroleum took a massive hit to public image, brand name, and to the overall prosperity of the company, following the oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010. The spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi River Delta, at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Facility (Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill). Since this horrific incident, which basically crippled the company, they have been employing numerous tactics to try to recover from it. There are two categories in which one can place…

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    They cause serious damage in sensitive marine areas and the death of numerous marine animals. Small oil leaks that occur on a regular basis also add to ocean pollution, such as leaks from offshore-drilling rigs and boats. Pollution became a significant problem after the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. Water pollution intensified with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, when factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams…

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    Cuba, on the other hand, is a communist dictatorship. The Castro brothers took power in 1959, and implemented a communist regime. Throughout the beginning of the regime, Cuba was supported economically by the Soviet union, which enabled them to prosper (Prieto). Since Fidel Castro’s death on November 25th, many people have been both celebrating his death while examining the brutality of the regime and reflecting on the good that it has done for social programs. Dom Phillips and Joshua Partlow of…

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    Most if not all companies want growth and improved sales. Moving into the global economy through a worldwide marketing and sales initiative is one way to increase our market size. The market may change drastically internationally and further research must be done to continue successful ventures by analyzing the global market segments of interest. That being said if Alarm Buddy were to consider taking advantage of a global environment we must realize the difference in culture, working environment…

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    Economically, the 21st century has been characterized by The Great Recession, an ongoing economic decline that began in 2007 when mortgage concerns hit United States markets and share indexes plunged. The U.S. housing bubble burst, damaging financial institutions and creating an interbank credit crisis. World and U.S. markets began to slide in 2008, and U.S. oil prices reached a record $147 a barrel. When the stock market crashed, over $1.2 trillion U.S. dollars in market value assets…

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    Table of Contents 1. Fluid Mechanics 1.1 Main Branches 1.1.1 Fluid Statics 1.1.2 Fluid Dynamics 1.2 Non-Newtonian and Newtonian Fluids 1.3 Fluids in technology 1.4 Fluid mechanics serving role in society 2. Capillary Effect 3. Self Perpetual motion 1. Fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics is related to the fluids that are in motion and forces acting on them. Fluid mechanics has two branches fluid statics and fluid dynamics. In Fluid Mechanics we actually observe fluid motion and…

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    Hydraulic Fracking Report

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    27-year-old man soon to be married and expecting a baby with his fiancée, and was killed instantly by the explosion. The explosion was hot enough to ignite a neighboring well and caused a propane truck nearby to explode. The drilling…

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    Professionalism can be defined as doing things right at optimum cost with least defect. It captures a blend of behaviors, skills, qualities including but not limited to honesty & integrity and other specific competencies expected of individuals belonging to any given profession. Ideal qualities for today’s work force are different from what it was in previous decades. They are required not just to be physically able but also skilled and qualified for the job while maintaining the ideal image…

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    Essay On The Dust Bowl

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    by the forces of nature working together. There is a great deal of man-made environmental disasters that left lasting impressions on the habitats humans and animals were and are still compelled to share. Some include “Door to Hell” caused by a drilling rig made by Soviet geologists, Ecocide in Vietnam during the Vietnam war where American military strategists destructed farmland in order to damage their opponent’s food sources, and The Love Canal in the 1940’s that improperly disposed of toxic…

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