http://www.elpr.org Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:31:04 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.elpr.org/2011/01/british-petroleum-as-self-confessed-bad-actor-crime-punishment-and-prevention-offshore/#comment-74 Symposium Day One: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: The Future of Offshore Drilling | Gulf Oil Spill Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:31:04 +0000 http://www.elpr.org/?p=1472#comment-74 [...] During open forum, Professor Steinzor stated that the criminal liability she proposed wouldn’t apply to middle managers, only to the top of the corporate ladder.  Also, even though focusing on criminal liability would would raise the same problems of enforcement as civil laws, it would be cheaper than making new rules and we could parse the system down in order to selectively enforce.  she also argued that it wouldn’t take much to scare someone into changing their business practices and avoid personal criminal liability. ELPR Summary [...] [...] During open forum, Professor Steinzor stated that the criminal liability she proposed wouldn’t apply to middle managers, only to the top of the corporate ladder.  Also, even though focusing on criminal liability would would raise the same problems of enforcement as civil laws, it would be cheaper than making new rules and we could parse the system down in order to selectively enforce.  she also argued that it wouldn’t take much to scare someone into changing their business practices and avoid personal criminal liability. ELPR Summary [...]

]]> http://www.elpr.org/2011/01/response-to-the-deepwater-horizon-spill-of-national-significance/#comment-73 Symposium Day One: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: The Future of Offshore Drilling | Gulf Oil Spill Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:30:47 +0000 http://www.elpr.org/?p=1466#comment-73 [...] During the open forum questioning, he suggested a few changes he thought could be made to future responses.  one of these was to include more upper-level decision makers, such as the relevant cabinet members, in the drills.  Mr. Lederer also mentioned a specific preparedness review that would be coming out and detailing areas of improvement.  Also during the open forum, Mr. Lederer defended burning the oil, saying that environmental and wildlife impacts were minimal compared to its effectiveness, though he also recommended that investment should be made to decrease the necessity of such “blunt” techniques.  ELPR Summary [...] [...] During the open forum questioning, he suggested a few changes he thought could be made to future responses.  one of these was to include more upper-level decision makers, such as the relevant cabinet members, in the drills.  Mr. Lederer also mentioned a specific preparedness review that would be coming out and detailing areas of improvement.  Also during the open forum, Mr. Lederer defended burning the oil, saying that environmental and wildlife impacts were minimal compared to its effectiveness, though he also recommended that investment should be made to decrease the necessity of such “blunt” techniques.  ELPR Summary [...]

]]> http://www.elpr.org/2011/01/drilling-on-the-outer-continental-shelf/#comment-71 Symposium Day Two: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: The Future of Offshore Drilling « William and Mary Environmental Law Society Blog Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:46:53 +0000 http://www.elpr.org/?p=1475#comment-71 [...] regards to the Deepwater Horizon spill she said that we might never know for sure what happened.  ELPR Summary. A robotic arm of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) attempts to activate the Deepwater Horizon [...] [...] regards to the Deepwater Horizon spill she said that we might never know for sure what happened.  ELPR Summary. A robotic arm of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) attempts to activate the Deepwater Horizon [...]

]]> http://www.elpr.org/2011/01/risky-business-generation-of-nuclear-power-off-shore-oil-risk-management-development/#comment-70 Symposium Day One: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: The Future of Offshore Drilling « William and Mary Environmental Law Society Blog Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.elpr.org/?p=1470#comment-70 [...] isn’t as much pressure on the oil industry to change as there was on the nuclear industry. ELPR Summary. An oil containment boom deployed surrounding New Harbor Island, La. to mitigate environmental [...] [...] isn’t as much pressure on the oil industry to change as there was on the nuclear industry. ELPR Summary. An oil containment boom deployed surrounding New Harbor Island, La. to mitigate environmental [...]

]]> http://www.elpr.org/2011/01/the-perils-of-implicit-regulatory-privatization-lessons-from-the-bp-oil-spill/#comment-69 Symposium Day One: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: The Future of Offshore Drilling « William and Mary Environmental Law Society Blog Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:35:08 +0000 http://www.elpr.org/?p=1468#comment-69 [...] she also stated the importance of focusing on the safety equipment and processes on the rigs.  ELPR Summary Heavily oiled Brown Pelicans captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana on Thursda, June 3, 2010 wait to be [...] [...] she also stated the importance of focusing on the safety equipment and processes on the rigs.  ELPR Summary Heavily oiled Brown Pelicans captured at Grand Isle, Louisiana on Thursda, June 3, 2010 wait to be [...]

]]>