These are the organisms that are accountable for the development of red tides. These algal blooms later destroy additional aquatic species by interfering with their respiratory organs. Among the numerous species of microscopic algae that comprises t Continue Reading...
Studies of the aftereffects of the Gulf War determined that every single U.S. 120 mm tank shell resulted, on average, in approximately five pounds of radioactive Uranium Oxide dust. Likewise, each of the nearly one million 25 mm and 30 mm canon sh Continue Reading...
Tourism in Thailand Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Impacts of Tourism in Thailand Urban and rural tourism in Thailand accounts for around 7% of the total GDP. There are various factors, social, economic, environmental and cultural fac Continue Reading...
So far, this is not the case, and oil companies only pay royalties on production. This is another area under scrutiny in the MMS scandal. There are reports, dating back to 2008, that the royalty offices of the MMS, located in Denver, routinely accep Continue Reading...
Environmental Hazards as a Consequence of Crude Oil/Natural Gas Exploration, Transportation, Refining and Storage Ever since crude oil was first successfully drilled in the U.S. In Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, the demand for oil has only been Continue Reading...
Gulf Spill In the wake of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, about thirty percent of the oil, and "the most volatile fraction" of it, evaporated in a period of about ten hours (Handwerk, 2011). This was the primary aerosol emanation Another ten to t Continue Reading...
Environmental Management Read Instructions File #1 Files Attached Environmental management The Water Permitting Board Natural gas represents an important resource within the United States and more efforts are made to create energy sustainability u Continue Reading...
Environmental Crimes and Health and Safety Law Violation With the current changes in weather patterns, strange climatic conditions and other uncontrollable natural disasters, there has been a lot of attention directed towards the environment and the Continue Reading...
Environmental Challenges Facing the Current Generation What are the most challenging environmental issues that will face humanity over the next 50 years? And what are the best ideas for options in the face of these challenges? What are some companie Continue Reading...
" By writing her book, Carson in fact is credited with launching "the modern environmental movement," the authors insist. And her book was far more than just the "cumulative and devastating biological effects of pesticides," Bekoff writes; "it is abo Continue Reading...
Wildlife which does not have natural predators in Florida was introduced by people who had bought those animals or reptiles and could not control them, or had to leave the state, and therefore abandoned them in the Everglades. The best example is th Continue Reading...
" Beyond that, another 26,000 tons of "plastic packaging material" is dumped by the fishing industry each year, Sverdrup's text maintains. Why is plastic trash so bad? First, there are over 50 million tons of plastics produced in the U.S. annually, a Continue Reading...
This refers to the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-a), which is situated between the foothills of the Brooks Range and the Arctic coastline, and is about 120 miles from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) (Rosen, 2003). The Bureau o Continue Reading...
It seems as if more studies should be undertaken to really understand the magnitude of this problem, and try to figure out if there is a solution. It seems as if it would be difficult if not impossible to regenerate ground water for years and years, Continue Reading...
BP's Macondo Blow-Out: Gulf Mexico The objective of this study is to describe the background setting, water depth. Type of rig, depth of reservoir and unusual characteristics of the BP Operation in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 22, it is reported th Continue Reading...
U.S. MILITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Military & Environmental Law Environmental Analysis and Impact of the United States Military Military activity affects the environment in direct and indirect ways. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Continue Reading...
Regulating Oil and Gas Drilling and Transport The American economy runs on energy produced from oil, coal, natural gas, hydroelectric power, nuclear power and renewable sources like solar and wind energies. In fact according to a report in the Congr Continue Reading...
The bill will also raise the liability cap for companies from $75 million to $10 billion. Lawmakers may also consider raising taxes on the oil and gas industry. For example, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax will be raised from 8 cents per barr Continue Reading...
Oil Spill Damage The effects of oil spills have had lasting effects on the marine and terrestrial ecosystems that affect the respiratory, food chain, and reproductive systems of marine and terrestrial wildlife for decades. "Human activity has deplet Continue Reading...
.." For example, during the Vietnam War the United States "sprayed 3640 km2 of South Vietnam's cropland with herbicides, using a total estimated amount of 55 million kg. The stated rationale was to deny the enemy sources of food and means of cover. T Continue Reading...
BP Oil Spill Gulf. BP Oil Spill A Detailed Description of the issue 3 The basis of the issue 6 What ethical change, deficiency, or conflict brought it about BP Oil Spill happen Gulf. "BP is in the business of finding oil, refining it, and selli Continue Reading...
brevis blooms are not a new phenomenon, and fish kills that result from red tides caused by K. brevis in the Gulf of Mexico have been described in the scientific literature since 1960 or so and have been reported anecdotally for more than two centur Continue Reading...
4b. Why is there an issue at this location? As a result of Chicago's reckless water treatment program (or lack thereof), raw sewage is basically being dumped into waters and is affecting communities of human and non-human residents many miles away Continue Reading...
In some mammals with this capability, an unfertilized egg may begin developing into an embryo or the development can just stop. Investigators even suspected that the difficulties experienced by teams in mammal-cloning experiments were due to the abs Continue Reading...
Technologies which allow the integration of power stations underground and as such reduce the damaging effects of surface coal mining (Allied Publishers) Technologies which reduce the environmental damage associated with coal burning such as fluid Continue Reading...
Dead Zones: Causes and Effects Dead zones are areas that can no longer sustain life. Usually referring to oceanic dead zones, the term could just as well apply to agricultural dead zones. The dead zones that impact the food supplies in North America Continue Reading...
BP and how it can impact on the performanve of the firm In the recent times, a number of people have opposed the strategies that have been developed by BP. The major strategies that have been opposed by individuals is that of stoping the case regar Continue Reading...
2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico The Deepwater Horizon oil spill -- cause, effects, and restoration efforts The 2010 Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the largest accidental marine pollution in the history of petroleum industry and is the r Continue Reading...
If this happened, the city would be flooded, leaving all its citizens without the necessary transportation to leave. When Katrina approached, however, the government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, took no action to help citizen Continue Reading...
Planning Efforts to Reduce Future Disaster Impacts This paper looks at options for programs to be put in place before to a disaster to avoid major and often poorly-managed expenditures after a catastrophe and to offer suitable protection against the Continue Reading...
BP Deepwater Horizon In April, 2010, Gulf of Mexico oil rig Deepwater Horizon, managed by British Petroleum (BP) suffered an explosion, sank to the bottom of the sea and precipitated an oil leak that would take months to cap (Pagnamenta & Goddar Continue Reading...
Heinrich events are one of the most discussed and debated phenomena related to global climate change. For each theory proposed related to the cause or effect of a Heinrich event, there is a theory contrary to the concept. Theories relating to the bin Continue Reading...
Anthrax as a Weapon of Mass Destruction In 2001, a handful of anthrax letters wreaked havoc. What impact might a sackful have? -- Donald Donahue, 2011 Just one week following the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, three dozen envelope Continue Reading...
BP Oil Disaster Impact and Lessons Learned On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon spill dumped more than 4.1 million barrels of crude into the Gulf region over 87 days (Walsh et al., On the Edge). The oil and gas industry developed new technolo Continue Reading...
7 times as dense as lead, and when the shell hits the target, it burns and releases uranium oxide into the air (Eco pp). "The poisonous and radioactive uranium is most dangerous when inhaled into the body, where it will release radiation during the l Continue Reading...
Global Law and Politics: Political and legal institutions and communications have played an integral role in the development and provision of legitimacy in contemporary societies. This has been through the development of obligatory collective decisi Continue Reading...
The ECOS Hotels is joining forces with international environmental conservation groups and places a great emphasis on "an efficient and economic hotel design in order to create a green approach to hospitality." (Ernest & Young. 2008) SUMMARY &a Continue Reading...
