Exxon valdez

In 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef located off the coast of Alaska. The Exxon Valdez spilled thousands of barrels of oil into Prince William Sound, which was the biggest oil spill to date. “Thousands of animals and hundreds of thousands of birds died in the days immediately after the spill. The fishing and tourism industries suffered losses estimated in the millions of dollars” (Loeb & McCall, 2008). The incident was investigated thoroughly and legal cases were pursued

Oil spills have often occurred too many times in this world. Unfortunately, when this does happen, there is always losses of life. Many people are affected by it. There is always a price to pay. On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilt all its oil into the ocean.      Going about twelve miles per hour, the doubt of a oil spill was highly unlikely. But, when the oil tanker hit Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, the worst oil spill in United States history

Communities and Shareholders: The impact of how ExxonMobil manage their interaction Exxon-Mobil is the world’s largest privately owned multi-national oil and gas company (Skjaerseth 2003). For companies as large as ExxonMobil, which possess considerable capital resources and are able to exert considerable power and influence, society is increasingly demanding that they behave in a socially responsible manner (Diara, Alilo, and McGuire 2004). There is a growing expectation that companies will adopt

Both the Exxon and British Petroleum spills were tragic to the wildlife, environment, economy and local citizens. In each scenario, the disaster could have been avoided, thus the organizations had to change their views on how to operate in the future years. The following essay will describe Exxon’s organizational performance and change goals, as well as, a comparison between the Exxon and British Petroleum spills. First, Exxon wants to become more efficient. The feel that several factors will contribute

played a significant role in reducing the overall environmental impact of both the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon oil spills. When oil is highly dispersed in the water column and where microbial populations are well adapted to hydrocarbon exposure, such as in the Gulf of Mexico waters, oil proceeds very rapidly. Once the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak began, the public and media started to compare it to the Exxon Valdez spill which had been up until that time the largest marine spill in

be more of the beautiful eddies morphing around on the ground. While the rain falls, the movement of the oil has been known to mesmorize me to the point that I lose my perception of time. Just minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez super tanker collided with a reef in Prince William Sound of Alaska. Like poisonous blood from a dying, putrefying animal, oil spewed and flowed from the smashed ship. Over eleven million gallons of oil contaminated the life, air, land, and

situation quickly spirals out of their control. One such disaster happened on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon supertanker, the Exxon Valdez struck a pristine reef in the Prince William Sound, Alaska. The Exxon Valdez oil spill exemplified how unprepared Exxon Mobil was to deal with the dangers inherent in the industry surrounding oil and any accidents which result from those risks. The spill

Are those gases dangerous? We wouldn’t know, but at this point the Earth is just looking after itself by getting rid of the most oil it can and putting it into our atmosphere. A few percentages more sink to the bottom of the ocean along with some sediment and are deposited along the ocean floor where it will continue to affect wildlife populations feeding in that area for generations. Not to forget, more oil is to be lost on migrating populations as they flee from the thick gunk left in their homes

You see a sewer or pipe line dumping wastewater or sewage into a river, lake, or ocean. Ask yourself this question: would you drink from that water source? You see a sea otter or a seal swimming in water that has been contaminated by oil from an oil spill. Ask yourself another question: would you live in these waters? You see what you know as acid rain directly pounding onto a stream, lake or river. Ask yourself a final question would you eat the vegetation or the fish that directly come into contact

To what extent are the environmental impacts of the global increase in demand for oil acceptable? [15 marks] After the industrial revolution, the demand for oil has been increasing globally. Over 100 million tonnes of oil are transported around the world on average a day. There are countries like the US which consume almost one quarter of global oil output, which must be supplied from oil reserves, usually from countries like Saudi Arabia (Guinness, 2011, p. 245). This shows that the topic of oil