Environmental Implications: When oil is leaked, it adversely alters aquatic environments by physically harming mammals and damaging their habitat. Oil is a compound derived from hydrogen and carbon, however, the process in which the compound is formed, enables it to be toxic to plants and wildlife (Cartage, 2012). The accidental spillage of oil is damaging to subsurface and surface organisms through the physical damage that is done to their habitat. The severity of an oil spill is contingent on two factors;
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Title of Paper Courtney Gardner University Of Phoenix Comm 215 Dr. Thomas Chamberlain What’s really important to America oil or our future? In today’s world, trying to remember exactly what is important is more of a challenge then it sounds. With the consent changes in the economy for good and bad, environmental issues and the ever so important war on terror as a result the
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recommendations of BP After oil spill disaster in USA Table of content: Introduction 3 Executive Summary 3 Approaches 3 Background of BP 3 BP in USA 3 PESTEL analysis of BP in USA 4 Political Environment 4 Economic Environment 5 Socio-cultural Environment 6 Technological Environment 7 Legal Environment 7 Environmental Analysis 8 Summary 8 SWOT Analysis of BP 8
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well was finally plugged on July 15. By then, 210 million gallons of Louisiana sweet crude had escaped into the Gulf of Mexico, according to government estimates, making the BP disaster the largest accidental oil leak in world history (Hertsgaard, par. 11).” The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the biggest oil spills in the water in the world's history. Killing and polluting a massive proportion of the ecosystem. That is only a small portion of what fossil fuels can do to animals and plants
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What is an oil spill?(JDB) An oil spill is a type of pollution which consists on the dumping of petrol into the environment, mainly into oceans although it can also occur on land. These oil spills are mainly caused by the release of crude oils, wells, platforms and drilling rings. These oil spills, can very well damage the environment and therefore causing many consequences to different groups of animals and pollute the area where the dumping took place. Deepwater Horizon spill (MBR) This devastating
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08 Fall 08 Fall MSc OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT International Environmental Law M28 CLS Ivenia M. Holt Impacts of oil pollution on the environment and wellbeing of a local indigenous community: A case study of the Ogoni people of Nigeria. 1.0 Introduction Ogoni is an ethnic group in the Niger (fig. 1) Delta area of Nigeria. It is a high oil-rich area, populated by approximately 500,000 people (Global nonviolent action database 1995). Ogoni’s who are hardworking people are farmers
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In a major oil spill that occurred in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria in 2008, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) stated that this was caused by a fault in a pipeline. In the town of Bodo, tens of thousands of oil barrels caused pollution to the land and creek. Shell’s official investigation report claims that 1,640 barrels of oil were spilt in total. Nigerian regulators have confirmed that the spill lasted for 72 days and estimate that between 103,000 and 311,000 barrels were spilt in
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Your Guide to Tackle Emergency Situations On Board Ships An emergency situation on ship must be handled with confidence and calmness, for haste decisions and “jumping to conclusions” can make the matters even worse. Efficient tackling of emergency situations can be achieved by continuous training and by practical drills onboard vessel. However, it has been seen that in spite of adequate training, people get panic attacks and eventually do not do what they should in an emergency situation.
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Canada’s famous oil sands in the Fort McMurray area could be one of the most controversial topics in the Canadian news. While the sands bring jobs and the important oil that we depend on, there have also been many negative impacts on all of the earth's spheres. Firstly, we are impacting the lithosphere as we dig up hundreds of truckloads of sand. Furthermore, we also displace animal habitats as we bring in workers and machines to destroy the land that Bears, Deer, Ducks, Foxes ( and much more) live
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June 2007 Post-spill environmental impact assessment: approaches & needs Ivan Calvez & Loïc Kerambrun Cedre, France ntre for ocumentation, esearch and xperimentations on accidental water pollutions • Non profit organisation in charge of : – Documentation – Training – Research & Development – Contingency planning – Advice and expertise More info at www.cedre.fr Post-spill environmental impact assessment: approaches & needs. INTRODUCTION • Each major oil spill → ecological impact
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