Introduction Since the industrial revolution‚ society has become more and more dependent on technology. So much so that we sometimes lack the willingness to think before we act. We become impatient if it takes more than a few seconds to download a copy of the morning news paper. We expect immediate responses to our email‚ and we expect someone to answer their cell phone whenever and wherever we call. “Industrialization resulted in rapid and sustained economic growth and a massive increase
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reelected. On March 24‚ 1990 a 987 foot oil liner named the Exxon Valdez ran aground spewing 11 million gallons of crude oil into the Prince William Sound. The Exxon Valdez gutted herself on the Bligh Reef. No lives were lost were lost in the accident but four lives were lost in the cleanup. Because of the remote location people can only get to by air or sea made response to the accident difficult. This also had an impact on the economy. About $2‚673‚000 worth of oil was spilt and an Anchorage Judge allotted
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After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill‚ the United States Congress to pass the Oil Pollution Act of 1990‚ which was made effective on 18th August of 1990‚ and with it commenced a new standard in the prevention of oil pollution‚ response‚ and liability (Sump‚ 2015‚ p.439). The oil industry implemented drug/alcohol testing for tanker workers‚ adjusted tanker routes‚ expanded training and examination regimes for workers‚ enhanced navigational gear‚ and introduced redundant power frameworks on vessels (Coil
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In 1987‚ a Conrail engineer‚ who had been smoking marijuana‚ caused train collision in which 16 passengers were killed and 176 people were injured. Also‚ in 1989 the Exxon Valdez accident‚ Captain Joseph Hazelwood announced the worst oil spill in US history. There was huge loss of animal life and destruction to economic and social fabric in Alaska. Alcohol was partly responsible for this tragedy. Such accidents caused the Department of Transportation to test employees in safety sensitive transportation
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group which case study it will be using. Add additional rows for team members if needed. Team Member Case Study Justification A: Lenice Thornton Exxon Valdez I was very young when this happened but it is still effecting us today and It was swept under the rug but spills are still happening and we need to look back at this to find ways to stop future spills A: Lenice Thornton Global Warming This is a topic that is relevant today and we need to find ways to save our planet or change how we help it
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not hold anyone responsible for natural disaster. When an accident creates significant environmental damage‚ the crisis is categorized as megadamage.[7] Samples include software failures‚ industrial accidents‚ and oil spills.[7][8] Examples: Chernobyl disaster‚ Exxon Valdez oil spill Confrontation crisis[edit] Confrontation crisis occur when discontented individuals and/or groups fight businesses‚ government‚ and various interest groups to win acceptance of their demands and expectations. The
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SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE Telus Corp. Nowadays many successful companies are making corporate social responsibility a key to business. Telus was selected to one of the Top 50 Socially Responsible Corporation in Canada that Maclean’s published in 2011. In response to the 2011 Alberta fires‚ the company provided free wireless calling‚ a stoppage on billing‚ long-distance calling cards‚ replacement cellphones and over 1‚600 comfort kits for relief workers and residents of Slave Lake (Jantzi-Sustainalytics
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barrels of oil a day‚ new sources need to be discovered and recovered. However‚ there are controversial issues when it comes to energy. It is an expensive and complex process to extract resources from the ground and can have damaging effects on the environment‚ particularly in untouched national parks and extreme sensitive areas. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a remote area in Alaska owned by the USA. It was stated a national monument in 1996 by Bill Clinton after the Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Kylee Luckett BIO 106 Dr. Harper 4/10/2012 “The World is Blue” Sylvia Earle Review and analysis by: Kylee Luckett “It is our choices...that show what we truly are‚ far more than our abilities.” -Albus Dumbledore They say only a few will ever speak loud enough to be heard over the other seven billion voices on the planet. Today someone is shouting. Screaming off of the pages of “The World is Blue” is Sylvia Earle
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Information: Polarity In the middle of the night of March 24‚ 1989‚ the giant oil tanker Exxon Valdez veered out of the shipping lanes in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and struck a reef. The side of the tanker was ripped open‚ and 11 million gallons of crude oil flowed out into Alaska’s clear blue waters. Because petroleum oil is insoluble (does not dissolve) in water and less dense‚ it quickly spread across the surface. The oil slick eventually covered 10‚000 square miles‚ contaminating 1500 miles of
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