Exxon Valdez oil spill

The concluding part of the Cleveland Way leaves the hustle and bustle of Scarborough behind and returns us to the more enjoyable cliff paths. The coastal scenery is stunning, and with just over 500 feet (152m) of ascent remaining we can appreciate the closing miles and reflect on some of the more memorable experiences of our journey. Resuming from the harbour, we continue along the seafront around the South Bay to the Spa Complex. In 1626 Elizabeth Farrer, the wife of one of Scarborough’s…

The tundra biome is one of the few biomes that interests me the most, and is also one of the many biomes that may be in danger. The tundra has many threats such as construction, Ozone depletion, oil spills, and air pollution. Almost 20% of the world is in a tundra area, which is housing many different animals and plant life depending on this type of biome. When construction happens, buildings and roads get created, while knocking everything down in the process.The construction causes…

many problems. Weakness in the state regulations governing hazardous oil-and-gas waste have allowed the leftovers to be disposed with little regards to the to the dangers they have to human health and the environment,according to a study by the environmental organization Earthworks. Four states failed to manage a gas and oil field which caused many problems for those states because fracking can be very dangerous.’’Disposal of oil-and-gas waste has generated little attention, yet it puts people…

The article "Heavily Oiled Salt Marsh following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Ecological Comparisons of Shoreline Cleanup Treatments and Recovery" by Scott Zengel and others examined the effectiveness and ecological effects of different oiled marsh “cleanup” treatment methods used in the treatment test area as its stated purpose. They use the reality of unfortunate spill events to reflect on lessons from past experiences and gain more understanding in how to best approach handling the…

There were many causes of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Specifically, the key causes of the disaster were decision making biases, the implementation of the wrong decision-making style, and ineffective communication between work groups. These factors together made for the of the worst environmental disasters in the US. First, the key cause of the disaster was an overconfidence bias. This bias refers to a tendency to assume the certainty of accuracy about estimations and predictions (Davies,…

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…

BP and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill (case analysis) BP is a multinational oil and gas company. This company is headquartered in London, UK. Not so long ago, this company has faced one of the world’s worst environmental tragedies. After its explosion in April 20th, 2010, the company’s situation had kept on getting worse and worse. The communication problem is that the crisis team that Tony Hayward (the CEO of BP) prepared to find solutions to the issue isn’t making much progress. Each month…

The Ferguson Rock Slide is classified as a major rock slide event that took place over the course of six months from May to November 2006. The slide blocked California State Highway 140, a major traffic route for vehicles entering and exiting Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Central California. This route is primarily used by private and commercial vehicles for tourism, employees of the Yosemite National Park, and local residents of the area. Macro and Micro…

On August 6, 2007 the Crandall Canyon mine suffered a collapse which trapped and killed six miners. The mine is located near Huntington, Utah and a large source of jobs in the area is coal related. The event occurred because of dangerous mining practices and not taking caution after a similar incident occurred in March, which offered “clear ‘red flags’ indicating that the mine was unstable” (Urbina). From the conflict perspective we can see two groups, Murray Energy Corporation (bourgeoisie) and…

Known as the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, this tragedy is considered one of the most detrimental accidents concerning the environment. This oil spill occurred approximately forty-one miles off the coast of Louisiana, after a natural gas explosion ignited the rig. An estimated more than 60,000 gallons of oil spilled from this leakage. The intent of this paper is to highlight the effects seceding the oil spill, including key stakeholders negatively affected such as: property owners along the…