Deterring and Compensating Oil Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability [PDF]
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weakness in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for environmental catastrophes more broadly.
Viscusi, W. Kip, Zeckhauser, Richard J.
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Environmental risk assessment in financial institutions [PDF]
, 1999 Thesis (M.C.P. and S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-54).Have the environmental risk assessment policies and procedures instituted by banks been ...
Wolahan, Mollye A. (Mollye Ann), 1967-
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An environmental liability and risk management approach to landfill groundwater quality monitoring in South Africa. [PDF]
, 2008 Governments and companies are continually faced with a challenge to effectively manage all risks so as to protect their assets, financial health, property, reputation, constituents, and natural resources.
Dlamini, Thokozani H.
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Liability of Mining Companies on Environmental Impact Issued by Law No 32 Year 2009 on Protection and Management of Environment [PDF]
, 2018 Ruth Caroline R.A. Silalahi
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Some issues of legal liability for violations of environmental protection legislation
, 2023 Oleksandr Kalian +2 more
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Risky Activities and Strict Liability Rules: Delegating Safety [PDF]
This paper studies the delegation of activities that pose serious risks to health and the environment in an economy regulated by strict liability schemes. Strict liability induces judgment-proof possibilities.
Gérard Mondello
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Liability for Past Environmental Contamination and Privatization [PDF]
, 2000 This paper examines the role of liability for past environmental contamination in the privatization processes of Central and Eastern Europe. The theoretical section establishes a link between a risk-averse investor's amount of information regarding the ...
Earnhart, Dietrich
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Unlocking fruit dimensions: Quantification of functional traits driving plant–frugivore interactions
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Fleshy fruits attract animals to ingest fruit, swallow the seeds, and release them in the landscape, thus facilitating seed dispersal and plant regeneration. Attraction of animal dispersers is achieved via attractants such as color or scent, and rewards like sugars, lipids, and micronutrients.
Linh M. N. Nguyen +4 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Environmental Conflicts, Environmental Justice, and Valuation [PDF]
In this article some historical and contemporary environmental conflicts are described. The international environmental liability of mining corporations is discussed. Comparisons are made with conflicts in the United States and in South Africa which fall
Joan Martínez Alier
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