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(Smithsonian Natural Museum of Hihttp://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill) In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, which was owned by the British Petroleum Co., blew up and spilled more than 200 million gallons of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The leakage from the rig lasted about 87 days, which made it the biggest oil spill in American history. The Gulf coastlines the American states of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and a bit of Alabama. The oil spill affected many things, it took the lives of many…

The BP horizon drilling accident is considered the biggest environmental disaster in US history, considered 10 times bigger than Exxon Valdez. Over a period of 86 days (from April to June), about 4.9million barrels of crude was pumped into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The impact of the spill is still being studied. During this period, 57.5 square miles of gulf waters were closed to fishing and other commercial activities. Just top put it in context, the estimated amount of oil spill is…

Governor Hogan, I heard about the Purple Line proposal that has been circulating for awhile now. After doing more research, I have concluded that I do not believe that we should build the new light rail because of the impact that it will have on the environment, the businesses in the new area, and the expenses. As you may know, the construction of the new Purple Line will cause damage to Rock Creek Park and the Capital Crescent Trail. The Purple Line would displace the current Capital…

The BP oil spill, also known as the “Deepwater Horizon oil spill”, took place in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning on April 20, 2010. The BP owned Transocean- operated Macondo Prospect exploded and sunk. Oil spilled from this oil rig for 87 days until it was contained on July 15, 2010 but not official sealed until September 19, 2010. The United States Government predicted that about 4.9 million barrels of oil was spilled and that is about 210 million gallons. The oil spread around 2,500 to 68,000…

There are many regulations that are currently in place for the oil rigs. Tougher laws should be put in place and add harsher requirements aiming at the prevention of equipment failures that cause damage to the environment. Tougher safety requirements could be put in place of the already applied laws such as policies that require the oil industry to regulate oil and gas production, air quality, cultural resources, ecological resources (fish, wildlife, mammals, etc.), energy development, hazardous…

The cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara was of external corrosion in May.The spill occurred after pumps on the Plains All American Pipeline. This is were shut down and restarted, sending a larger volume of oil surging through the 2-foot-wide pipe at higher pressure. This company is known with a history of violations. After the leak, the alarm in the system was sent off and did not shut down for about 30 minutes.State and federal prosecutors are…

Thousands upon thousands of animals. Soaked head to toe, in thick black pollution. Dying. Why? Because a large profit oil company, decided to cut costs. Because they were more concerned with money lying within the waters, than the animals who call them their home. A selfish act, some would say, is what took place at BP. An issue that started off local, but lead to global repercussions, the “BP Oil Spill”, better known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, began on April 10th, 2010, and lasted…

For this research I developed a novel game platform for smartphones (only Android devices), using a fitness tracker (only compatible with Fitbit trackers) to study how this type of applications could help to shape healthy behavior in users. The aim of this research was to understand how to stimulate users to increase physical activity, what motivated them, how competitive and social aspects affected their behavior, and how positive and negative framing of games impacted motivation. All these…

In July 2016, Niantic collaborated with The Pokémon Company and launched their location based and augmented reality mobile game, Pokémon Go. Within months, Pokémon Go became one of the most downloaded and popular applications in 2016 and a phenomenon among younger generations. This mobile game brings more than pleasure, entertainment and amusement to its users; it also promotes physical activities and stepping outside the room to explore the cities and catch wild Pokémons, according to Pokémon…

Fortnite is an online competitive multiplayer game that allows you to build when being shot at. Player Unknown Battle Grounds is also an online competitive multiplayer game that only lets you hide behind things when being shot at. Imagine Just joining the game being shot at but having no protection. Fortnite fixed that, instead of jumping around helplessly you can build your own base and you can destroy anything you want for material. Compared to PUBG (Player Unknown Battle Grounds), and…