Robert Bara Case Study

Not an oyster bought from the reputable market, no Paul Greenberg ate an oyster he harvested himself from the shore of a Bronx outlet. In 2005, the United States imported nearly twice as much seafood as twenty years earlier. During that same time American seafood exports have quadrupled. Our narrator's travels took him to New York’s Jamaica Bay, Vietnam, to the Gulf of Mexico, and to Alaska’s Bristol Bay. During his trials Greenberg dove, he observed the effect of the BP oil spill on bayou country, he watched the salmon runs in Alaska threatened by a copper-mine, and played with shrimp in mangrove

Question 2: Although land ownership is an individual right, what takes place on that land is still a concern for governing agencies. In this case, the impact to ecosystems covers an area greater than just the area owned by one individual or firm. Controlling the impacts of the landowners operation mitigates the impact to other landowners in the area. Owning land still requires a reasonable person to behave in a manner consistent with the law of the land. In this analysis, a gentlemen named Hurwitz backed Maxxam Inc. to purchase Pacific Lumber. Hungry for profits, he altered Pacific Lumber’s focus to the short term profitability of the firm, instead of long term sustainment of the business. Poor business practices put Maxxam Inc. in a position requiring a fixed amount of income to pay loan interest and fees. Hurwitz never assessed whether or not he could sustain payment with current operations and was forced to increase operations to make profitability still viable. (The Terrestrial Environment, 1998)

In order to have a thriving and healthy society a clean water supply is a very simple but necessary resource. Dating back to the beginning of civilizations the need for clean water was an essential need. The Clean Water Act dates to Franklin D Roosevelt’s administration. In 1972 Congress amended and passed what is now known as the Clean Water Act to protect our precious resource of water. The clean water Act prevented the dumping of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. Many municipalities and commercial entities had previously dumped sewage and unregulated waste in to our rivers and streams contaminating a great percentage of our drinking water. This wreck less contamination of our waterways not only affected humans but also affected our wildlife including fish and animal’s life that depended on these waters. Any municipality or company that could affect our waters would need to apply for a permit to do so. While the Clean Water Act was a landmark legislation that was supported by both Democrats and Republicans alike over the years has seen expansion of the EPA’s interpretation of the law and has created a controversy in Administrative Law that has many challenges up to the Unites States Supreme Court. (Television, n.d.)

There is a giant controversy going on right now between the people of Alaska and the Pebble mining company. The condition and quality of Alaska’s land cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Because of its pristine condition, there is an abundance of natural resources that Pebble wants to excavate. By doing this, it will destroy the land and even destroy a way of life that has been going on for thousands of years. This situation is best explained by the term Trade Off. This means that if Pebble wins and they are able to mine for resources, they will be destroying the land, but if the citizens of Alaska win, then the land will be preserved. Both options have drawbacks. If the land is protected, we miss out on all the resources that we need. If we mine the land, there is a high risk of polluting the land. I believe that the land should be protected.

The taking of land refers “to government seizure, regulation, or intrusion on private property for which the owner is entitled to compensations under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution” (Halbert, Terry, Inguilli, & Elaine, 2012). There is also regulatory takings, which is the “newly enforceable restrictions on the use of ones property, such as a newly adopted restrictions on building in certain areas of wetlands.” (Halbert, Terry, Inguilli, & Elaine, 2012). All over the world governments take private land from its owners to benefit the public. In the United States it is called emanated domain, and has been a controversial issue till this day. By evaluating the case of Lucas V South Carolina Coastal Council of 1992 and evaluating the two types of regulatory action that automatically trigger compensation as takings; the dissent object to the takings approach laid out by the majority in this case; cities ability to take private property and transfer it to private developers for the sake of economic revitalization; the ethical issues surrounding the principle of using eminent domain to take away the property ownership rights of individuals; and the feeling I would have if the government was to take my land.

The project was unable to obtain investments and its plans were abandoned in the end. The promises of new jobs and an increased tax revenue were all forsaken. Today, the property that was once a neighborhood for families, is a vacant property with no beneficial purpose to the community that it was meant to serve. American’s view of eminent domain, because of the Susette Kelo case, have changed dramatically since seeing the results from the economic project in New London. More Americans believe that eminent domain should only be exercised in the case of benefiting the public and not for the purpose of advancing economic activities of private parties. The case of Kelp V. New London explains how important it is as public administrators to view and interpret policies to make better decisions on how the process of implementation can better serve the needs of society for the greater

Facts: New London used their authority to take other individuals private property to try and sell them to some other private developers. The city of New London also thought that is was a great idea so that it could promote new jobs and that the tax revenues could increase. Kelo whose property was taken from them along with others ended up suing New London in the state court. The owners of the property’s that was taken believed that their Fifth Amendment right was violated, which gave them assurance the government couldn’t take their private property for the use of public without restitution. However the owners of the property put up a good argument about trying to take their private property to try and sell it to other private developers was

The fisherman who has been employed to set and monitor drum lines, and kill and dispose sharks is being paid more then $5,700 a day resulting in over $610,000 for the season. The opposition leader Mark McGowen has stated that the cost is "exorbitant" and is costing tax payers a lot of money that could have gone towards scientific methods to help save lives. Mr Barnett has said that he gets no enjoyment from seeing these shark dies, but he will put his food forward in trying to protect the people. From saying this, the majority of the Western Australian people are against the laws that Barnett has put in place.

John Barron was an owner of a wharf in Baltimore (O’Brien 347). The wharf had made Barron a great deal of money because of how deep the water was. Baltimore changed the path of streams when paving roads. This change lead to shallower water, and other boats could not reach Barron’s wharf. Barron sued the mayor, and city council in county court. Barron won $4,500 in the case. An appellate court ruled for the city of Baltimore. The case then went to the Supreme Court.

3-Statements must fit within one of the three categories listed in Subsection (B): Medical history past or present symptoms or sensations; their inception or their general cause. Present symptoms Oscar presented, their inception when he ate the brownies caused him to die.

Additionally Constitutional rights and laws are being used from both sides of the issue. Yes, Light vs US and US vs Grimaud were two landmark decisions decided by the Supreme Court, that stated Public lands are public lands. Meaning Federal ownership of the land is unquestionable. Also giving the federal land management agencies the right to manage and do what they want with those lands given relevant rules and regulations. Bundy states that this power is being abused and the system is too corrupt, using examples from the Hammonds case and how in their case alone the Hammonds first, fifth, and Eighth amendments were violated. Most heinously their their fifth and eighth amendments were violated in Bundy’s eyes. Starting with the fifth

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta supplies almost two-thirds of the state with water. Many plants and animals live in the Delta. One of them is a tiny three-inch fish called the Delta smelt. It is due to the endangerment of this fish that the pumps that supply many of the farmlands in the state with water to grow crops were shut off. The fish were getting caught in the pumps. This caused the environmentalists to file a suit to get the pumps shut off. When the suit was won it was hard blow to the farmers. Having to worry about getting enough rain every year is enough of a burden to them. Now the water they need to grow crops was shut off for a fish. Humanity is more important than a tiny fish.

In mcleod's short story, the father is forcefully pushed into the business of fishing in order to follow tradition, even though he pictured something bigger, like education, but the mother did not want anything to do with that. “At times, although she was not overly religious, she would bring God to bolster her arguments, saying, "In the next world God will see to those who waste their lives reading useless books when they should be about their work." Or without theological aid, "I would like to know how books help anyone to live a life." Clearly, the father did not appreciate the art of fishing, but because of family expectation he had no other choice but adapt to the profession of fishing. In a sense the trade of fishing had him by the throat as said in text, “ There was not much left of my father, physically, as he lay there with the brass chains on his wrists and the seaweed in his hair,” metaphorically saying that fishing was something bound to him and was al that he did in his life, so he had no other choice but to take fishing t the grave. In Alistair's Mcleod’s other short story also the art of fishing was all he knew, The Return, The narrator’s grandfather in “The Vastness of the Dark” says of the coal mining life: “Once you start, it takes a hold

Robert Soderbery was an enterprising entrepreneur who managed the public works department of a private business in Pittsburg, California. Pittsburg was known to have undergone a serious of identities over the years. Initially, Pittsburg was known to be an industrial city encompassed mostly of farms. Pittsburg essentially became a commercial ghost town during the ‘50s and it took recreating the city and building new developments to progress as a city. However, to every positive, there’s a negative. Although Pittsburg was progressing as a city, they were still struggling due to the 1978 tax initiative—Proposition 13—which affected many of Pittsburg’s revenue.

How often do we stop and think about the people that fish to provide the rest of the world with the supply of fish that is in demand. With many fisheries closing down due to poor managing and depletion, anglers are turning to the deep sea to fill their “fish orders”. Large fishing vessels also known as Super Trawlers are dragging fishing nets up to a mile deep. Doing this allows them to catch as many fish as possible, but it is also destroying natural habitat such as coral reefs that have been part of the sea for thousands of years. The effect of this is devastating to sea life.