Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ABSTRACT In March of 1989‚ the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the hull‚ and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the following weeks‚ many things transpired. This paper will discuss the cleanup‚ the damage‚ and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history. On March 24‚ 1989‚ in Prince William Sound Alaska‚ the Exxon Valdez was moving
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political chemistry of oil spills and why this is an incredibly important‚ long‚ oily‚ hot summer‚ and why we need to keep ourselves from getting distracted. But before I talk about the political chemistry‚ I actually need to talk about the chemistry of oil. This is a photograph from when I visited Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 2002 to watch the Minerals Management Service testing their ability to burn oil spills in ice. And what you see here is‚ you see a little bit of crude oil‚ you see some ice cubes
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Alexa Resnick What does the safety legislation implemented after the Exxon Valdez oil spill say about the government’s changing role in protecting against environmental hazards and how have the laws since then become stricter? One of the biggest take-aways from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was that prevention techniques and response capability were not effective enough. The large-scale shipment of oil on supertankers during the 1960s made a serious accident almost unavoidable. During the 1980s‚ safety
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The 2010 BP Oil Spill allowed about 5 million barrels of oil to flow into the Gulf of Mexico before the gush was capped. Unfortunately‚ the explosion killed 11 people and injured several others (Benoit‚ 2011). To claim its ultimate negligence and reduce the pollution of the spill‚ BP created a multi-page website entitled “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” to communicate its message to the public. BP’s “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website uses these three strategies to repair its reputation: displaying
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Major Oil Spills of the 20th and 21st century In 1989 the Exxon Valdez American oil tanker crashed into the Bligh Reef‚ off the Coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska. The tanker was supposed to turn south after they had reached a certain point‚ Busby Island‚ but because the ship didn’t turn fast enough‚ it collided with the reef. Due to how widespread the damage was‚ 1900km of coastline was polluted. This pollution killed approximately 250‚000 seabirds‚ 2‚800 sea otters‚ 250 bald
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S.O.S.E Script For more than 100 years‚ oils spills have been affecting most of our oceans‚ with a lot of oil pollution. This is a major problem and occurs around most of the world and sometimes in the same ocean a numerous amount of times. Oil spills‚ not only affect our oceans beauty but affect the marine life as well. But sometimes there is no way to prevent oil spills. A majority of oils spills are spilt into the oceans due to harsh water conditions or a hurricane. The U.S. Environmental
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This case study is based on an ethical dilemma due to a 2011 oil spill. Enbridge had an oil spill near Wrigley. Although the company has taken responsibility for the spill‚ the members of the community are uneducated people who live off the land. The members of the community do not understand the technical jargon buried in the 600 pages of documents the company has presented them with. To try and fix things they offered the community members $5‚000 to get a consultant. 1. The facts. Gather
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Ethical Issues surrounding the BP Oil Spill By: Angela Higgins December 16‚ 2010 The BP Oil Spill which happened on April 20‚ 2010‚ was the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history releasing approximately 185 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf. This event was the result of a wellhead on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform blowing out in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles southeast offs the Louisiana coastline. Eleven men working on the oil rig platform were killed and
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The largest marine oil spill in United States history began on April 20‚ 2010‚ with an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of barrels of oil flowed into the water over the next 87 days‚ much of which washed up on shore along the Gulf coast region of the United States and Mexico. The accident was the result of numerous shortcuts undertaken by BP‚ and resulted in both environmental destruction and legal action. The events
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The largest oil spill in the history of United States is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill‚ also known as the BP oil spill. The oil spill initially lasted eighty-seven days‚ and the after-effects are still happening today‚ almost seven years later‚ causing heart disease. The oil spills lasting effects have polluted many water habitats and is beginning to pollute our air. Because of its pollution in our air‚ people are beginning to have heart problems‚ such as heart disease and respiratory issues.
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