Just recently, General Motors (GM) issued a recall of over 300,000 Chevy Impalas due to a defect in the seat belts. According to GM earlier this week, the front seat belts may not be properly anchored within the car. This defect could prove fatal to those occupants in the front seat if they are involved…
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According to many experts in the oil and gas industry, the industry has not yet incorporated many of the lessons learned from the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster. According to government officials, industry veterans, and environmental experts, the industry needs better technology and better testing procedures to prevent blowouts from happening at all. Additionally, the same…
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Recently, at the end of August 2010, Johnson & Johnson, along with its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary, announced that it is recalling parts used in hip replacements. The recall includes the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System – the cup portion of a replacement hip joint – and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. There are an…
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Recently, at the end of August 2010, Johnson & Johnson, along with its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary, announced that it is recalling parts used in hip replacements. The recall includes the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System – the cup portion of a replacement hip joint – and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. There are an…
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The entire world is still watching the unprecedented oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster is still mounting. Most of the blame for the disaster in the gulf is being placed on British Petroleum (BP). Meanwhile, in Texas City, BP’s refinery released hundreds of thousands of pounds…
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Just recently, on August 6, 2010, Florida real estate company St. Joe Co. filed suit against oil field contractor, Halliburton. According to the allegations in the suit and announcements made by lead counsel for St. Joe Co., Halliburton bears full responsibility for the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton was the sole cementing contractor…
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In the ongoing saga that is now being touted as the worst environmental disaster in human history, we have more disturbing news. A confidential survey of workers on the Deepwater Horizon, which was conducted weeks prior to the oil rig explosion, showed that many of them were worried about the safety practices on the rig…
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A few days ago, the President delivered good news. The cap is on, and early tests show that oil is being contained as efforts to permanently plug the well continue. The President also delivered words of caution; “…I don’t want us to get too far ahead of ourselves.” I think the President’s words are well…
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