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White Swan Events - Some issues are so common as to be predictable, indeed inevitable… unless competent individuals are in control. Get in charge.
Abstract
With all the facts laid out in hindsight, it is easy to claim that the BP oil gusher was predictable. It was not. Disasters of this magnitude are called "black swan" events because they are so rare and unique that they are difficult to imagine and foresee. That said, the precedents leading up to black swan events follow a well-known pattern.
And the processes that create "routine" environmental issues are even more predictable - as common as white swans. ... |
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Oil and Water Don’t Mix – But Can They Co-Exist? - A GLOBE-Net Editorial
Real progress is being made to reduce the environmental impacts of oil sands activities. But that message is being lost in the flood of bad press about contamination of adjacent waterways and the concerns about those ugly tailings ponds. Oil and water do not mix. But can they co-exist?
GLOBE-Net, September 1, 2010 - August has not been a good month for the Alberta oil sands industry. The tidal wave of bad news that flooded the media this month has put oil patch leaders and the Government ... |
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Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy aims to fill the gap between traditional academic journals and the general interest press by providing a widely accessible yet scholarly source for the latest thinking on environmental economics and related policy. The Review publishes a range of material including symposia, articles, and regular features. |
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