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[Assignment Title]
[Student Full Name]
Strayer University
PHI220 – Ethics
[Professor’s Name]
[Date]
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Facts
State your relevant facts in bullets below.
Clarify Relevant Concepts
In a short paragraph of five to seven sentences, clarify all relevant concepts. To clarify concepts relevant to the case, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest oil spill in U.S. history and ranked among the top 10 world’s worst human-caused environmental disasters. The spill killed hundreds of sea turtles, sea birds, and marine mammals, in addition to countless fish. Approximately 47,000 square miles, or one-fifth of the total area of the Gulf, was affected, as well as beaches and coastal marshes. BP worked with the U.S. Coast Guard and other
government agencies to contain the damage. BP ended active clean-up operation in November 2011 and is now focusing on restoring areas damaged by the spill
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Effects of the spill on the ecosphere and animal life will not be known for years, although recovery has been faster than expected. Hundreds of people, including fishers, shrimpers, and workers in the tourism industry, were out of work as a result of the spill. BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the spill. Disputes over compensation are still ongoing
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On April 30, 2010, the U.S. Justice Department banned new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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. U.S. President Barack Obama used the authority granted to the president by the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Land Act, to withdraw all the Chukchi Sea and the
majority of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic from future oil and gas drilling
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The Trump administration opened up the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic U.S. coastal areas to oil and gas drilling. Environmentalists argue that it would be difficult or almost impossible to contain an oil spill in the Arctic because of the area’s remoteness, the ice cover, and the lack of daylight during the winter months
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. In addition, drilling in the Arctic Ocean is a threat to wildlife and communities. The Arctic Ocean is warming rapidly, altering ecosystems and exposing marine life and local communities to increasing threats, including offshore oil and gas drilling. The vast size, remote location, and extreme weather conditions—combined with the complete lack of infrastructure for responding to oil spills—make drilling in the Arctic Ocean extremely dangerous. Our ability to respond to emergencies and oil spills is severely limited. Broken ice and other severe weather conditions in the Arctic would make any large oil spill or well blowout catastrophic for the amazing life in the area. Allowing drilling in the Arctic Ocean would add new environmental stressors – from pollution, to noise and other forms of disturbance – to marine wildlife that are already feeling the brunt of warming sea and air temperatures
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Choose a Standard
Clearly state the moral standard you are applying to this case.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a tragic event that caused significant environmental damage
and loss of life. The spill killed hundreds of sea turtles, sea birds, and marine mammals, in addition to countless fish. Hundreds of people, including fishers, shrimpers, and workers in the tourism industry, were out of work as a result of the spill. BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the spill. Disputes over compensation are still ongoing
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Drilling in the Arctic Ocean is a threat to wildlife and communities. The Arctic Ocean is warming rapidly, altering ecosystems and exposing marine life and local communities to
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increasing threats, including offshore oil and gas drilling. The vast size, remote location, and extreme weather conditions—combined with the complete lack of infrastructure for responding to oil spills—make drilling in the Arctic Ocean extremely dangerous. Our ability to respond to emergencies and oil spills is severely limited. Broken ice and other severe weather conditions in the Arctic would make any large oil spill or well blowout catastrophic for the amazing life in the area. Allowing drilling in the Arctic Ocean would add new environmental stressors – from pollution, to noise and other forms of disturbance – to marine wildlife that are already feeling the
brunt of warming sea and air temperatures
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From a moral standpoint, it is important to consider the potential consequences of drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The risks of an oil spill in the Arctic are high, and the potential damage to the environment and wildlife is significant. The Trump administration’s decision to open up the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic U.S. coastal areas to oil and gas drilling is a controversial one, and environmentalists argue that it is not worth the risk. It is important to weigh the potential benefits
of drilling against the potential risks and to consider the long-term impact on the environment and the people who depend on it.
Conclusion
In a short paragraph of five to seven sentences, state your conclusion. Your conclusion is your response to the question posed at the end of the case.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a tragic event that caused significant environmental damage and loss of life. The spill killed hundreds of sea turtles, sea birds, and marine mammals, in addition to countless fish. Hundreds of people, including fishers, shrimpers, and workers in the tourism industry, were out of work as a result of the spill. BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the spill. Disputes over compensation are still ongoing
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.
Drilling in the Arctic Ocean is a threat to wildlife and communities. The Arctic Ocean is warming rapidly, altering ecosystems and exposing marine life and local communities to increasing threats, including offshore oil and gas drilling. The vast size, remote location, and extreme weather conditions—combined with the complete lack of infrastructure for responding to oil spills—make drilling in the Arctic Ocean extremely dangerous. Our ability to respond to emergencies and oil spills is severely limited. Broken ice and other severe weather conditions in the Arctic would make any large oil spill or well blowout catastrophic for the amazing life in the area. Allowing drilling in the Arctic Ocean would add new environmental stressors – from pollution, to noise and other forms of disturbance – to marine wildlife that are already feeling the brunt of warming sea and air temperatures
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.
From a moral standpoint, it is important to consider the potential consequences of drilling in the
Arctic Ocean. The risks of an oil spill in the Arctic are high, and the potential damage to the environment and wildlife is significant. The Trump administration’s decision to open up the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic U.S. coastal areas to oil and gas drilling is a controversial one, and environmentalists argue that it is not worth the risk. It is important to weigh the potential benefits of drilling against the potential risks and to consider the long-term impact on the environment and the people who depend on it.
Drilling for oil in the Arctic offshore is a controversial topic. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was a tragic event that caused significant environmental damage and
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loss of life. The spill killed hundreds of sea turtles, sea birds, and marine mammals, in addition to
countless fish. The effects of the spill on the ecosphere and animal life will not be known for years, although recovery has been faster than expected. Hundreds of people, including fishers, shrimpers, and workers in the tourism industry, were out of work as a result of the spill. BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the spill. Disputes over compensation are still ongoing
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.
In 2010, the U.S. Justice Department banned new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. President Barack Obama used the authority granted to the president by the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Land Act, to withdraw all the Chukchi Sea and the
majority of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic from future oil and gas drilling
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.
The Trump administration opened up the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic U.S. coastal areas to oil and gas drilling. Environmentalists argue that it would be difficult or almost impossible to contain an oil spill in the Arctic because of the area’s remoteness, the ice cover, and the lack of daylight during the winter months
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. In addition, drilling in the Arctic Ocean is a threat to wildlife and communities. The Arctic Ocean is warming rapidly, altering ecosystems and exposing marine life and local communities to increasing threats, including offshore oil and gas drilling. The vast size, remote location, and extreme weather conditions—combined with the complete lack of infrastructure for responding to oil spills—make drilling in the Arctic Ocean extremely dangerous. Our ability to respond to emergencies and oil spills is severely limited. Broken ice and other severe weather conditions in the Arctic would make any large oil spill or well blowout catastrophic for the amazing life in the area. Allowing drilling in the Arctic Ocean would add new environmental stressors – from pollution, to noise and other forms of disturbance – to marine wildlife that are already feeling the brunt of warming sea and air temperatures
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Sources
List any sources that you use in this assignment.
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Judith Boss. 2019. Ethics for Life
(7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
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Judith Boss. 2020. Analyzing Moral Issues
(7th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.