All Articles tagged Deepwater Horizon

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  January 01, 2011 EDT
  POST-DEEPWATER HORIZON: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
  Vincent J. Foley

  This article argues that the framework of oil spill liability laws has proven to be effective in reducing the size and number of oil spills, and fairly compensates victims.

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  January 01, 2011 EDT
  CRISIS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: IS NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION THE ANSWER AND IF SO, TO WHAT QUESTION?
  Aaron Gershonowitz

  This essay discusses how the Deepwater Horizon incident raises significant questions about whether the existing compensation scheme creates the appropriate safety incentives.

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  January 01, 2011 EDT
  DISASTERS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DEPRIVATION: FROM CUYAHOGA TO THE DEEPWATER HORIZON
  Keith H. Hirokawa

  This essay considers the relationship between environmental disasters and the process of valuing ecosystem services.

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  January 01, 2011 EDT
  ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGES FROM BRITISH PETROLEUM’S DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
  Lawrence C. Smith Jr.L. Murphy SmithPaul A. Ashcroft

  This study examines the environmental and economic damages caused by British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring and summer of 2010.

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  January 01, 2011 EDT
  BRIDGING THE GULF: USING MEDIATED, CONSENSUS-BASED REGULATION TO RECONCILE COMPETING PUBLIC POLICY AGENDAS IN DISASTER MITIGATION
  Michael N. Widener

  The best accommodation of the vital interests of adversarial stakeholders will require significant, collective intelligence of informed citizens from myriad walks of life.