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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.
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Timeline for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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Introduction
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The Natural and Economic History of Oil
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Front Matter
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The Uneasy Mix of Oil in Our Natural Environment
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Front Matter
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The Macondo Prospect and What Went Wrong
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: BP and the Macondo Spill
Book Subtitle: The Complete Story
Authors: Colin Read
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305083
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29358-8Published: 11 May 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33303-5Published: 11 May 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-30508-3Published: 11 May 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 234
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, International Business, Knowledge Management, Environmental Philosophy, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance