Final Assignment #8
MS Powerpoint Template
Topics of Learning in Immersive Education
December 17, 2011
Final Assignment #7
Open Office Impress Template
Topics of Learning in Immersive Education
December 17, 2011
RECONCEPTUALIZING NEPA TO AVOID
THE NEXT PREVENTABLE DISASTER
Michael Barsa
*
David A. Dana
risks.
December 17, 2011
** Abstract:
This Article develops two accounts of why the risks of technological
failure at the root of the Deepwater Horizon disaster were roundly
ignored by regulators and industry alike. First, we argue that the inattention
to risk may have reflected a “groupthink” pathology within the homogenous
community of regulators and industry actors, whereby an orthodoxy
regarding the safety of drilling came to be not just accepted but
required in order to succeed. Second, we argue that the inattention to risk
may have been a rational industry decision in light of its ability to avoid
bearing all the costs of a disaster, as well as its ability to capture regulators
to avoid unwanted scrutiny. We argue, then, that no matter which account
was in fact prevalent, the proposed reforms in the wake of Deepwater Horizon
are not fundamental enough to address the risks. Building on a contractarian
model, we argue for a reformulation of NEPA and other environmental
reviews whereby it would be understood that industry engages
in these reviews as a contractual quid pro quo for obtaining valuable
rights, such as leases, and where those rights could be rescinded when it
becomes apparent that the reviews were not conducted reasonably and in
good faith. In other words, we believe that industry must come to “own”
environmental review and, once that is so, the culture and calculations of
industry leaders will change to make them more attentive to environmental
Assignment #3: Reflection
The templates I found on the web for Google Docs, MS Powerpoint, & Open Office Impress were helpful and I can see them being useful. I didn’t have any issues downloading the templates.
When I had to import these templates to other applications, I had problems. Several were not compatible with one another. Google Doc was not compatible with Open Office Impress and vice versa. MS Powerpoint imported easily to Open Office Impress but not Google Doc. Open Office Impress imported into MS Powerpoint but not Google Doc.
Importing excel spreadsheets seemed easier than powerpoint presentations.
December 12, 2011
Assignment #2: MS POWERPOINT
I could not import MS Powerpoint into Google Doc. I got an error message.
Imported MS Powerpoint to Open Office Impress, Images did not transfer over.
December 12, 2011
Assignment #2: OPEN OFFICE IMPRESS
I could not import Open Office Impress to Google Doc. It is not compatible.
Imported Open Office Impress to MS Powerpoint, Images transferred over
December 12, 2011
