If British Petroleum (BP) had applied the precautionary principle to its operations at the Deep Horizon oil-drilling rig, it could have saved many millions of dollars on cleanup and compensation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Compared to the $7.8 billion that BP is obliged to pay for cleanup and compensation, spending a few million dollars to prevent the accident would have been well worth it.
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A) earthquake and subsequent fires B) toxic gas release at chemical plant C) tsunami and heavy flooding D) arsenic poison in drinking wells E) none of the above
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a. ?higher than at present. b. ?lower than at present. c. ?the same as it is now. d. static e. ?radiative
Over the past 35 years the number of storms has remained relatively constant, but there has been an 80%
increase in the abundance of Category ____________ and ____________ storms. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The republics of the former Soviet Union were established based on
A) economic contributions. B) national resources. C) ethnic lines. D) religious values. E) linguistic lines.