1. What did the class action suit filed on behalf of the Ecuadoreans against PetroEcuador and Texaco claim?
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Corruption and fraud against the Oriente region
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2. What did the class action suit filed on behalf of the Ecuadoreans against PetroEcuador and Texaco claim?
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Environmental harm as a direct result of their oil and drilling operations Poisoning of people as a result of altered emissions test data
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3. For Volkswagen, the manipulation of diesel engine emissions tests to meet _______ resulted in costly fines and settlements, including criminal fines and the indictment of six executives.
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Environment standards
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4. When the Volkswagen emission scandal erupted, why was there “stunned silence” from the Wolfsburg city officials?
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They were concerned about the costs Volkswagen would incur.
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5. When the Volkswagen emission scandal erupted, why was there “stunned silence” from the Wolfsburg city officials?
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The city’s economic vitality was closely linked to the success of Volkswagen.
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6. In the British Petroleum trial, the settlement that they paid largely went to state and federal governments to _____.
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Deal with natural resource damages
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7. As result of the Macondo well explosion, mangrove trees were killed and the Barataria Bay mangrove islands were destroyed. Without mangroves, what do experts fear as a likely result?
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Other islands will also vanish.
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8. When the Macondo well exploded, the damage to the Gulf’s fragile ecosystem was ______.
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Virtually incalculable
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9. During their investigation, the U.S. National Commission highlighted British Petroleum’s lack of safety culture. One thing that may have increased their safety is the concept of ______.
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Stop work authority
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10. During their investigation, the U.S. National Commission highlighted British Petroleum’s lack of safety culture. One thing that may have increased their safety is the concept of ______.
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Stop work authority
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11. In the Deepwater case study, one employee called attention to British Petroleum’s cost-cutting and risk management strategies as the reason for the ______.
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Catastrophic Gulf accident
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12. In the Deepwater case study, cost cutting continued and commercial interests superseded engineering ones under Browne’s leadership. This led to serious and deadly accidents resulting in fines for failure to correct ______.
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Safety problems
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13. In the Deepwater case study, why was CEO Robert Horton known as “The Hatchet?”
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His strategy to reduce bureaucracy and reduce costs
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14. What should have been apparent to Hooker Chemical Company and the Niagara Falls city officials that went unnoticed?
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Risk of imminent harm
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15. Hooker agreed to turn over the waste landfill to the school board under what condition?
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Hooker would not be held liable for future claims or damages resulting from the storage of its chemicals.
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16. Hooker Chemical Company had a history of operational ______ concerns at its Niagara Falls plant.
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Safety
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17. In the Love Canal case study, what caused Hooker Chemical Company’s legal, environmental, and ethical issues?
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Dumping toxic chemicals into a canal that later impacted the health and well-being of residents
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18. According to the textbook, sensitivity to global warming and intergenerational justice should be incorporated into every firm’s ______.
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Operating policies
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19. Choosing operation strategies consistent with environmental sustainability is an example of ______.
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Environmental ethics
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20. One piece of legislation that started to change how companies view the environment is ______.
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The Clean Air Act of 1970
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21. The tendency to view the environment as a free good must be tempered with _____.
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Humans’ well-being and rights to health and safety
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22. Goods with environmental damage that do not impact the quality of human life are an example of ______.
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Pure environmental goods
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23. Pollution associated with industrial activity, intentionally caused by human actions, ______.
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Is unethical
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24. Environmental problems such as spills often go beyond market inefficiencies and imply ______.
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Deliberate moral failings
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25. When do governments intervene to deal with economic agents who attempt to escape some of the costs of their business operations?
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When markets fail to self-correct
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26. Which is an example of a severe environmental issue plaguing the fragile global ecosystem?
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Pesticide residue
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27. Any goods that do not bear on human welfare pure _________that do not bear on human welfare?
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Environmental goods
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28. _______ is an effect of one economic agent on another that is not taken into account by normal market behavior?
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Externality
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29. Aspiring to a ________of environmental performance by competently managing risks and choosing strategies consistent with environmental sustainability?
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High level
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