Bp Blowout: Inside The Gulf Oil Disaster
by Daniel Jacobs /
2016 / English / PDF
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The story of the worst environmental disaster in American
history and its enduring consequences
The story of the worst environmental disaster in American
history and its enduring consequencesBP Blowout
BP Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the
legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the disaster
that resulted from the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the
Gulf of Mexico. The accident, which destroyed the Deepwater
Horizon oil rig, killed 11 people. The ensuing oil dischargethe
largest ever in U.S. waterspolluted much of the Gulf for months,
wreaking havoc on its inhabitants and the environment.
is the first comprehensive account of the
legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the disaster
that resulted from the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the
Gulf of Mexico. The accident, which destroyed the Deepwater
Horizon oil rig, killed 11 people. The ensuing oil dischargethe
largest ever in U.S. waterspolluted much of the Gulf for months,
wreaking havoc on its inhabitants and the environment.
A management professor and former award-winning Justice
Department lawyer responsible for enforcing environmental laws,
Daniel Jacobs tells the story that neither BP nor the federal
government wants heard: how the company and the government fell
short, both in terms of preventing and responding to the
disaster.
A management professor and former award-winning Justice
Department lawyer responsible for enforcing environmental laws,
Daniel Jacobs tells the story that neither BP nor the federal
government wants heard: how the company and the government fell
short, both in terms of preventing and responding to the
disaster.
Critical details about the cause and aftermath of the disaster
have emerged through court proceedings and with time. The key
finding of the federal judge who presided over the civil
litigation was that the blowout resulted from BP’s gross
negligence.
Critical details about the cause and aftermath of the disaster
have emerged through court proceedings and with time. The key
finding of the federal judge who presided over the civil
litigation was that the blowout resulted from BP’s gross
negligence.
BP has paid tens of billions of dollars to settle claims and
lawsuits. The company also has pled guilty to manslaughter in a
separate criminal case, but no one responsible for the tragedy is
going to prison.
BP has paid tens of billions of dollars to settle claims and
lawsuits. The company also has pled guilty to manslaughter in a
separate criminal case, but no one responsible for the tragedy is
going to prison.BP Blowout
BP Blowout provides new and disturbing details in a
definitive narrative that takes the reader inside BP, the White
House, Congress and the courthouse. This is an important book for
readers interested in the environment, sustainability, public
policy, leadership, and risk management.
provides new and disturbing details in a
definitive narrative that takes the reader inside BP, the White
House, Congress and the courthouse. This is an important book for
readers interested in the environment, sustainability, public
policy, leadership, and risk management.