How Hurricane Katrina effect gas prices Outrageous gasoline prices is something that all American face at the pump in today economy. Many American wonder what is the cause of the high rates at the pump. There are many factors involved in the answer to the question on what causes gasoline prices to increase suddenly. In 2005, Labor Day Weekend gas prices rose dramatically after hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States. The devastation of hurricane Katrina damaged many of the United States oil refineries, causing a decrease in crude oil supply, which caused a decrease in gasoline supply.
The guidelines and provisions set within the Ford Motor Company’s agreement with the UAW would bind them legally to fulfilling their obligations. The impact the economy would have on the Ford Motor Company was significant labeling the company, the weakest of the three automakers with affiliation to the UAW (Lucas & Furdek, 2010). During this timeframe, the Ford Motor Company would undergo changes which would present obstacles in regards to legality. In terms of downsizing to cut cost, the company would consider laying workers off and employment termination. However, these lay-offs and terminations would need to be upheld with evidence that would support and justify letting an employee go or the Ford Motor Company could potentially experience
Comer vs. Murphy Oil No. 12-60291 Plaintiffs first filed suit in the Southern District of Mississippi in 2005, alleging that emissions by energy company Defendants “caused” global warming which, increased the “destructive capacity” of Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged the class members' property. Plaintiffs asserted claims of public and private nuisance, trespass, negligence, unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy against the companies. Rule Analysis The case of Comer vs. Murphy Oil involves coastal Mississippi property owners who have claimed that the greenhouse gas emissions of more than one hundred defendants in the oil and coal industries were responsible for contributing to the intensity of
A recent economic downturn has seriously affected the auto industry and your company, as well. Your company has merged with two other brake component companies in an effort to gain production efficiencies and lower unit costs. You are the lead HR person for the new entity. Based on your analysis of the three previous executive compensation approaches, you have decided with board approval to redesign the executive compensation for the new combined organization. Describe the components of an executive compensation plan.
The main area of concerns is the EPA findings and the disaster planning. The EPA superfund find was cleaned by general motors as per order, but there are concerns for long term ramifications. This company continues to operate in Lawrence County and there is some concern regarding new violations. The second area of concern is the disaster planning. Last fall when a state of emergency was declared due to tornado damage, there was a total failure of communication between responding units.
He became an alcoholic, lost his job, his family and in 1995, about seven years later, he committed suicide with a shotgun (Lunsford, 2002, Babinek, 1997). Robert Long shot himself some time after helping rescue nine trapped miners in the Quecreek Mine, PA. (Charney, 2003), There were six suicides after the Oklahoma City bombing. These included Terrance Yeaker, the first police officer to arrive on the scene, another police officer as well as a federal prosecutor who was involved in the McVeigh investigation (Hopkins, & Jones, 2004). The less dramatic incidence of incipient depression is more difficult to document. For example, police have an especially high suicide rate after
1990- National Environmental Education Act authorizes funding of environmental education programs at elementary and secondary school level. 1994- UN Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt. 1997- Meeting of 161 nations in Kyoto, Japan, to negotiate a treaty to help slow global warming. 2010- An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and may be continuing to seep and it is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. 2011- The Nuclear disaster in Japan was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.
Over 1,800 people died and more than $81 billion dollars in damage was done to the cities. Life in New Orleans would never be the same after that day. The people of the United States just watched as Mother Nature destroyed years of hard work and labor in a matter of minutes and days. “The storm surge breached the city's levees at multiple points, leaving 80 percent of the city submerged, tens of thousands of victims clinging to rooftops, and hundreds of thousands scattered to shelters around the country”(Ted Jackson). “The American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Common Ground Collective, Emergency Communities and many other charitable organizations provided housing, food, and water to victims of the storm.
This is an analysis on what is known to be the largest earthquake and biggest tsunami ever to hit Japan on March 11, 2011. The earthquake and tsunami Japans coast lies in ruins after the earthquake hit followed by the tsunami picking up everything in its path like cars, houses, and warehouses. Seismometers, strain gages, and title gages records the disaster. P-waves travel at four miles a second and within seconds warnings flash across the country. The S-waves shake the ground making earthquakes so damaging and the reactor core is shut down (Kerger, 2011.
Sky rocketing the company as the sixth-largest energy company in the whole world. However during 2001, due to unstable leadership and financial mistakes. Enron began to collapse and filed for bankruptcy. Labeled as one of the biggest case of bankruptcy the U.S. Justice Department released an investigation regarding the company’s transactions. During the investigation, CEO and former CEO Lay and Skilling faced up to 40 charges including conspiracy, making false statements on financial reports, securities fraud and wire fraud.