BP and the Macondo Spill The Complete Story

The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation.

About the author

COLIN READ is Professor of Economics and Finance at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has taught economics and finance for 25 years. His recent books include Global Financial Meltdown: How We Can Avoid the Next Economic Crisis, The Fear Factor and International Taxation Handbook (edited with G. Gregoriou). He has written dozens of papers on market failure, volatility, and housing markets, writes a monthly column in a business trade journal, and appears monthly on a local PBS television show to discuss the regional and national economy.

Summary

The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation.

Product details

• Authors: C. Read, Colin Read, C Read
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2011
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology
• EAN: 9781349333035
• ISBN: 978-1-349-33303-5
• Pages: 234
• Illustrations: IX, 234 p.
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 1.3 x 23.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 382 g
• Subjects: Wissensmanagement, Verstehen, B, Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie, Unternehmensethik und soziale Verantwortung, CSR, Internationale Wirtschaft, Internationales Management, Leadership, Umweltschützer: Denkansätze und Ideologien, Business Strategy/Leadership, Corporate Governance, Knowledge Management, Business & management, Business ethics & social responsibility, The environment, Ethics & moral philosophy, International business, Business Ethics, Philosophy of Nature, Management science, International business enterprises, Business Strategy and Leadership, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Environmental sciences—Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy