There were many oil field accidents in Long Beach after oil was discovered on nearby Signal Hill in 1921, but the most tragic was the June 2, 1933, Richfield Oil Company disaster. An explosion at Twenty-Seventh Street and Lime Avenue killed nine, and injured thirty-five. It was a horrible catastrophe that began with a tremendous refinery blast that was felt in cities thirty miles away; even earthquake instruments in Pasadena registered the explosion. The fire that followed reached two homes, but the heroic efforts of 500 men, armed with shovels, prevented the oil that flowed from broken storage vats from igniting and spreading the fire further into residential areas. All in all fifty dwellings were damaged and a dozen other small buildings
During his time, Canada was going into a recession, and to make situations worse, he started wasting money. Diefenbaker cancelled the expensive Avro Arrow project claiming that it was not worth the money because no one wanted to buy it. However, by the time the Arrow project was done, the U.S sent the first man-made object into orbit attracting many people’s attention. Thus, the project’s unpopularity was probably because of its bad timing, and by time, it could have become more sellable. The cancellation not only devastated a Canadian future-promising company, but it also left many people unemployed and reduced production.
The Goss vs. Lopez case was argued to the Supreme Court in October, 6, 1974. Nine students, including Dwight Lopez were suspended for misconduct and the destruction of school property. The students reportedly obstructed the learning environment of other students. The students felt that the suspension against them was unconstitutional. Among the ten students, Dwight Lopez argued that the suspension was an act of violation of the fourteenth amendment.
The Black Death started during the Middle Ages in the 14th Century and killed about 150 million people in Central Asia. The epidemic originated from fleas and rats. The symptoms started out as egg shaped swellings in groin and armpit and ended up as dark blotches and swellings on the body. The people believed that the plague came from dead bodies and the victim’s clothing. According to the rulers of Pistoia, any old imported cloth was to be burned and corpses were not permitted to enter within the city (Doc 2).
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The cloud appeared in November and kept almost everyone inside for it was “eye-stinging and throat-burning.” The smog is so thick it is is being blamed for a 70 car accident near the city. The city which has a population of 19 million as of 2012 is a hub for pollution with factories, cars, and other normal air polluters. The amount of pollution is so surprising that the levels of PM 2.5 (fine particles in the air) soared to 16 times the safe limit. Since the cloud appeared in the winter it is even worse of a time, for the winter is the worst season for pollution since the poor burn trash, and the electricity plants ramp up production to keep up with the heating.
Toyota was disappointed the public because they were not took quick action to the complains about unintended acceleration which was brought by public. The largest grave fault there was 37 people death since 2000 due to the unintended acceleration, which happened without the driver’s contribution. Moreover, USA People critic the company in negative way approximating that Toyota was frustrating to cover up their mistake and the U.S media condemn Toyota for a lack of transparency and action while in these issue. Culture variation along with American and Japanese also one of the major problem to the
Railroad construction left approximately 30,000 tons of Olympic debris in Russia only to end up in an illegal landfill causing unforeseen but preventable environmental problems. This caused the slipping of a hill that ruined homes
In 1963, the government assigned some research groups under the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Education to conduct a study about the disease. In January 1967 the joint research group confirmed that cadmium was one of the causes of the disease together with other possible reasons. The group of victims was disappointed by this unclear conclusion of the government research group and decided to file a case against the responsible company, Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., as well as against the government in March 1968. On 8th of May 1968, the Ministry of Health and Welfare admitted that the disease was caused by cadmium poisoning and the only possible source of the cadmium was the effluent from the Kamioka mine of the Mitsui Mining& Smelting Co., Ltd.
This really means that Apple has not impose its ethical conduct thoroughly throughout the company. Therefore. according to multiple popular news sources, Apple does not really present as a very ethical corporation. This is on a level understandable providing the number of haters and competitors Apple has that may have had played a hand in exposing these scandals to the public. However, Apple is to blame for such appalling business conduct and ignorance in their monitoring not only Apple premises but also with
The Bubonic plague has been the cause of some of the worst catastrophes of humankind (Dobson 8). During the 14th century, the Bubonic plague killed 75-200 million people, that is roughly the estimate of the entire population of Brazil today (Ukenholz). Beginning with the history of the Bubonic plague, throughout the world wide spread, and the unusual symptoms and treatments, the Bubonic plague was one of the worst diseases to cast its rath amongst the world. The history of the Bubonic plague is widespread and deadly.
The fact of the matter was in that time if you or your loved ones obtained the virus, you would be dead in around a week. The Black plague was so disastrous because of how fast and deadly it was, the effects on religion and ethics, and the way it changed art forever. The plague spread like a wildfire in the mid-14th century, probably the worst outbreak of a disease in history. According to Robert Kastenbaum the virus first struck in 431 B.C.E in Athens, Greece and then broke out a second time one hundred years later in Egypt, Northern
Everyone in the business world is not evil, but the few that are drag the perception of how business operates is due to the abuse and misuse of a few
This compound was also often used in pesticides but the use of it decreased due to accidental deaths that occurred. The recycling of used Aluminum Phosphide caused the death of family in Spain. When it reacted with water, death occurred within hours. The most recent problem with this substance happened on January 3rd 2017 when 4 people were killed: a senior and her 3 brothers, the youngest being 7. Aluminum Phosphide is used to kill bugs and rodents but can
We can see many large corporations that outsource all of their production, for example, Nike. Nike was under a large amount of scrutiny after they were exploited for their poor factory conditions. Although their image was tainted from these practices, Nike has initiated many practices and policies to improve their conditions for their employees overseas. The article, “The Myth of the Ethical Shopper” suggests that these corporations are not aware of the specific factory their products are produced. Large corporations, such as Nike, Disney, and Wal-Mart, purchase their products through mega suppliers.