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BP Blowout: Inside the Gulf Oil Disaster
Daniel Jacobs
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Description for BP Blowout: Inside the Gulf Oil Disaster
Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
The inside story of the worst environmental disaster in American history BP Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and killed 11 people. The resulting offshore oil discharge - the largest ever in the United States - polluted much of the Gulf for months, wreaking havoc on its inhabitants. A former Justice Department lawyer responsible for enforcing environmental laws, Daniel Jacobs tells the story that neither ... Read more
The inside story of the worst environmental disaster in American history BP Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and killed 11 people. The resulting offshore oil discharge - the largest ever in the United States - polluted much of the Gulf for months, wreaking havoc on its inhabitants. A former Justice Department lawyer responsible for enforcing environmental laws, Daniel Jacobs tells the story that neither ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
511g
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9780815729082
SKU
V9780815729082
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99-15
About Daniel Jacobs
A graduate of Middlebury College, Cambridge University, and Duke Law School, Daniel Jacobs served as lead counsel in high-profile environmental enforcement litigation brought by the same Justice Department office that handled the landmark civil case against BP. After entering academia, Jacobs became the founding director of the first interdisciplinary graduate business program in sustainability management in the United States.
Reviews for BP Blowout: Inside the Gulf Oil Disaster
This volume by an experienced US justice department attorney is a comprehensive narrative of what happened before, during, and after the disaster. The account is detailed, including information on damage claims and the environmental trial of the century, and Jacobs leavens the mix with personal interest stories and dramatic touches. The author contributes to the literature through FOIA ... Read more