1. Should oil and gas companies be allowed to engage in fracking, or should the United States ban the practice? There are, as always two sides to every issue and this is no exception. The benefits to business and the oil industry in the United States due to fracking would put us at a distinct advantage in this market that has made us dependent on foreign oil companies for decades. Along with a possibility of creating a large job market here in the U.S. with upwards of 600,000 people needing to operate this endeavor, we could take back our economy.
Mexico has become one of the world's largest stages for gang related violent outbursts in the recent years. Gardner relates this directly to the high presence of the drug cartels and the huge drug trade originating from Mexico. He claims that government is wrong because the only solution any political group has drawn has been to increase law enforcement. Gardner argues that to eliminate the drug trade we cannot simply boost law enforcement, but we must look at it from a non-political standpoint, he suggests an economic perspective. From an economic perspective there appears to be no guaranteed way to dismantle the drug trade, it is a market within itself and therefore runs on boom and bust cycles.
Despite its success in extracting its first barrel of oil in July 1999, Talisman was accused of fueling the civil war, believing that the Sudan government used oil revenues to purchase weaponry. Talisman was also accused of being complicit in the genocide that was taking place in Sudan. This by no doubt has a great impact on Talisman’s reputation and caused a stir of controversy. However, it’s also a learning experience for the company when making future decisions and if ever they encounter similar situations they will be better equipped. What are the learnings from Sudan experience?
Just think if Spain still had control over Cuba and Hawaii, we would have to spend more money as a country to import sugar and pineapples. With America going to war with Spain and gaining control of Hawaii and Cuba these things are not taxed as much as they would have been. During the war however, many people in Spain and supporting Spain in the war, burnt the sugar cane fields and threatened the lives of many. People against the idea of imperialism were worried about the wars that it might entail and I cannot say that I blame them. With the Spanish American War happening because of the imperialism, this brought many people in America against the idea.
Ashly Gourdie English 101/504 Dr. Martinez October 15th, 2012 The Waterless State Do you ever wondered what it be like if one day you go get a drink of water but no water was coming out of the fosset? Well, in New Mexico there is a high risk of drought but people keep thinking that there is a limitless amount of water. Despite how much rain fall New Mexico gets each year, millions of gallons of water are being used each day by corporations’ and the people. But when the time comes for people to start realizing the effects it has on the water system it might be too late. Well the U.S. Geological Survey released a report showing that Albuquerque was pumping out its ground water nearly three times faster than it could be replenished (174).
Arizona is a state bordering Mexico and ruled mainly by Republicans. The new immigration scandal started in Arizona when the governor of this state, Jan Brewer signed a new law that authorizes local police to check people immigration status. Supporters say that, since the federal government does not care about immigration reform, that they do not protect the border, through which all the time pass illegal immigrants, mainly from Mexico, the job have to be done by local, state service. Opponents of the law express the concern that it will lead to racial problem. People will be checked because of their appearance or skin color.
“It is believed that the loss of the drug trafficking industry in Mexico would cause that country’s economy to shrink by over 63 percent” (DrugAbuse.net, (2012), para. 2). For this reason, drug trafficking will never be solved completely and will continue to be a big issue but we can better control this issue with better border patrol and more harsh consequences when a blind eye is turned in order to make
Question 1: The joint venture of Continental cablevision and Fintelco is indeed a risky strategic move for Continental Cablevision to enter in Argentina market. As mentioned by CFO, Robert Sach, company want to enter the in the country which is economically and politically sable, but this is not the case with Argentina. As seen, in the period around 1994, there is huge political unrest in Argentina, as well as many policy changes related to foreign trade and investment and private sector. Despite the fact that the political and economic situation has improved in recent years, such a long term investment which needs years to amortize remains risky. Besides high inflation the risk of reoccurring crisis is immanent.
History and Issues of Mexican Immigration to the United States of America Jennifer Alfs Regis University Abstract The United States was founded and settled by immigrants from other countries seeking wealth and freedom from religious obligations. Even to this day, individuals from countries all over the globe, especially Mexico, have the hope and dream of moving to America in search of freedom from the devastated economies, natural disasters, and oppressive dictators in the countries they leave behind. When the unfathomable terrorist attacks of 9/11 occurred, immigrants coming to America from other countries, even Mexico, raised concerns for our national security of the safety of our citizens. Congress is in tough debate over how to
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf War Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Gulf War portrayed its strong relationship with Western Powers along with its push to become the leading power in the Middle East. After Iraq invaded Kuwait, beginning the Gulf War, King Fahd faced difficult issues that required quick resolution. The most evident problem was the threat of Iraq’s army invading Saudi Arabia. Kuwait was taken over, and Saudi Arabia’s government knew that it Iraq would at least attempt to take over their oil fields, if not more. Saudi Arabia did not spend much of their GDP on military necessities and their number of forces was much smaller than the opposing force of Suddam Hussein.