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- United States; Boating magazine; Motor Boating & Sailing magazine; Power & Motoryacht magazine; environmental protection; boat test; consumers; mass-marketing techniques (1)
- United States; Oil Pollution Act of 1990; OPA 90; oil pollution; oil spills (1)
- United States; oil spill response; dispersants; Northeast; OPA 90; environmental protection (1)
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The New Certificates Of Financial Responsibility: Environmental Progress Or National Economic Disaster?, Paul R. Younes
The New Certificates Of Financial Responsibility: Environmental Progress Or National Economic Disaster?, Paul R. Younes
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The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) is the first comprehensive oil spill legislation passed in the United States. Included in the law were new provisions governing the liability and financial responsibility of both the company responsible for the spill and the insurer. These provisions, while well-intentioned, have created a dangerous situation for both the environment and the economy of the United States. This paper will examine the financial responsibility and liability regime that was in place prior to the passage of OPA 90, and the provisions of OPA 90 that establish new requirements shipowners must meet to qualify …
Dispersants For Oil Spill Response: Issues, Policy, And Planning Considerations, Tina M. Burke
Dispersants For Oil Spill Response: Issues, Policy, And Planning Considerations, Tina M. Burke
Theses and Major Papers
The purposes of this paper are four-fold. First, dispersant use as an oil spill response option and the issues surrounding dispersant use will be discussed. Second, the past dispersant use policy will be reviewed, as will the recent changes to the policy in terms of the attempt to make dispersants a viable response option in the United States. Third, the role of interest groups in oil spill response issues and the importance of including them in contingency planning efforts, specifically dispersant planning, will be discussed. Lastly, the results of the study to determine the involvement of interest groups in the …
Environmental Messages In Boating Magazines: A Content Analysis Of Recreational Power Boating Articles, Robert S. Holtzman
Environmental Messages In Boating Magazines: A Content Analysis Of Recreational Power Boating Articles, Robert S. Holtzman
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This paper presents the results of a study analyzing the editorial content of consumer power boating magazines for messages of environmental responsibility. It presents evidence of a cause and effect relationship between recreational power boating and damage to the marine environment, and cites arguments that power boating in its currently popular form, involving high speeds and heavy fuel consumption, is inherently "unfriendly" to the environment. The paper describes a "chain of influence" through which boat manufacturers, in their role as advertisers, influence the editorial content of consumer boating magazines through the tactics of marketing public relations. A hypothesis is developed …