Petroleum

Throughout Joni Adamson's essay, "Indigenous literatures, Multi-naturalism, and Avatar: The Emergence of Indigenous Cosmo-politics," is reference to the idea of humankind's exploitation of regions for resources to further their country's economic development. The consequence of corporate apathy is made apparent to the reader where only one side benefits. In the documentary Crude: The Real Price of Oil, various sides of an environmental disaster are explored and debated, allowing the viewer to…

Leading Australian swimwear brand, Seafolly, has won a long-running lawsuit against Fewstone (trading as City Beach) who copied its bikini designs. The bikini battle lasted almost two years and cost City Beach $250,000 in damages. The court case centred on Seafolly's top bikini designs-its English Rose print bikini, popular Covent Garden floral design, and Senorita prints. City Beach was found by the Federal Court to have knocked-off Seafolly's bikini designs, and then sold them in its 60…

proceed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Alien Tort Claims Act, Torture Victim Protection Act and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act. Shell has also received continued condemnation by bodies like Christian Aid, who made a report that despite Shell claims of ‘honesty, integrity and respect for people’ it had ‘failed to use its strong interest in Nigeria to bring about drastic change in the Niger delta’. Furthermore, the main…

The effects of the environmental damage on the navajo nation was that there was a giant waste spill tainted rivers on August 25 in southwestern Colorado. Which this caused damage to the people, river, and life blood. 88,000 pounds of metals poured into the rivers, EPA has taken full responsibility. This was mentioned on page 2. Pages 1 and 2 talk about what has happened and what they are going to do to fix the issues and if they will do anything. It also talks about how much money will be put…

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Stonehenge is a stone monument that has evolved over a period of 10,000 years and is located north of the modern- day city of Salisbury, England. It was built around 1700 B.C., but the structure forms a small part of a larger, sacred landscape. The mystery of how these stones were carried such long distances and the date this site was built are still being questioned. I chose this site because I wanted to be more familiar with it and the phenomenon that surrounds Stonehenge intrigues me. There…

Introduction In the present decade alone, there have been 47 oil spills around the world with at least 500,000 tons spilled. Many coastal economies are heavily dependent on ecosystem services such as tourism and fisheries. It is estimated that the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill will have caused the loss of $8.7 billion in revenue and 22,000 jobs for the commercial fishing industry in the Gulf. (Natural Resources Defense Council, 2015) New methods of preventing oil spills and reducing…

Chile, as one of the most significant countries in South America, has been known for its extreme geographic diversity. As one of the narrowest nations around the world, Chile extends from a latitude of 17 degree south to Cape Horn at 56 degree between Andes and the Pacific Ocean. (Smith, 1904). The country extends more than 4,000 km from north to south while only around 170 km from east to west. According to the data, around 80% of the country’s interior land is covered by mountains, with the…

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Around the world, there are multiple oil spills each day. These are generally too small to do much damage, but eventually, there is a large one such as the BP Oil Spill that can devastate entire ecosystems. Oils spills such as these often leave the large question of who is responsible, or who is to be blamed. While some of the blame should be put on the company in charge, a large amount should also be put on the companies on the inside of the job that made the spill possible. Due to the fact…