The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill‚ the Gulf of Mexico oil spill‚ the BP oil disaster‚ or the Macondo blowout) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months in 2010. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20‚ 2010‚ explosion of Deepwater Horizon‚ which drilled on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. The explosion killed 11 men
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This greed for money has crossed the limits of all ethical standards‚ regard and consideration for fellow men‚ or sympathy and compassion. All these things seem to have gone with the wind and are among the major casualties of the post-independence period. This development can be considered quite a new one‚ probably an accompaniment of the modern technological development which is .taking place rapidly in this country‚ as the malaise has especially afflicted the young and the middle aged people. The
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The key publics that BP should take into account are as follows: Environmental Groups Consumers Investors Media Government/Regulatory Authorities The diagram below (Figure 1.1) is a representation of some of the multifaceted relationships between BP and its publics/stakeholders. It is clear that the assortment of communication channels used to reach key publics is somewhat diverse. Whilst consumers and investors are perhaps most likely to be the primary focus‚ these two groups are highly influenced
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Unethical Credit Card Recruitment Strategies on Campus Mike Martin Com/156 02/13/2011 Patricia Bille Credit card companies use unethical practices in their recruitment of college students resulting in long-term debt for many young adults. An increasing number of young adults are finding themselves graduating from universities saddled with enormous debt. At a time when they should be filled with the excitement of starting their careers‚ and the promise of eventual job security‚ some of
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exist. And they wanted to ensure that their stockholders received their dividends‚ to keep their interest in the company. 2. Was there anything unethical about the president’s actions? Was there anything unethical about the controller’s actions? Explain. The president had seen the problem and addressed it. But the controller’s decision was unethical‚ because he took a bank loan out to put their company over the $1 million mark. If he had explained to the president‚ what he had done‚ the president
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Introduction The Deepwater Horizon rig sank on April 22‚ 2010‚ two days after the Macondo well blowout and explosion that killed 11 workers. The Deepwater Horizon accident‚ also known as the BP Oil Spill‚ was a project failure of immense proportions. It went from an oil exploration “project” to a massive program with portfolios of projects related to dealing with the families of those killed on the oil rig‚ stopping the oil leak‚ capturing the oil (from the well and from the ocean)‚ cleaning the
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the world. These strong production efforts were met with equally effective marketing campaigns which led to it becoming the biggest beverage company in the world. Due to these accomplishments‚ many of Coca-Cola’s controversial labor and business practices have been overlooked by many in the general public. However‚ more people are becoming aware of these disputes due to student and activist unions pressuring some of the largest and well-known universities in the United States to ban Coca-Cola products
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care as much about cattle. Horses seem to display more intelligence than your standard cow but who are we to judge. There are many people and organizations against horse slaughter. Several bills have been passed regulating horse slaughter but the practice itself is not illegal. And I don’t see why it would be unless we ban cattle slaughter as well. The demand of horse slaughter is only 1%. Horses being slaughtered inhumanely are because the horse slaughter people don’t want to pay for humane euthanasia
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Wal-Mart: Ethical or Unethical? Almost everyone living in North America undoubtedly knows what Wal-Mart is and has already conceived some sort of opinion‚ whether it is good or bad. On one hand people complain that they are ruining competition‚ they are treating their employees’ terribly or that they are given extreme unfair advantages that no other company receives. However‚ on the other spectrum there are those that believe in the free market‚ as well as those that say Wal-Mart is cutting down
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How is gold mining considered as unethical socially and environmentally? Ahmed Baobaid COL - 145 - 901 Derick Singh Ahmed Baobaid Zayed University Imagine what it is like to destroy the life of different species simply for a shiny precious metal‚ which people value. Gold is one of the most sought after commodities in the world. Its unique yellow color creates the difference with other kinds of metal. People give gold monetary and symbolic value‚ although it is just a tiny
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