rol the big businesses. The local Government’s job is to provide for schools, roads and other such necessities. The Oil spills and clean up is simply too expensive and large a responsibility to be controlled by the local officials. The liability obviously lies with the shareholder.The stockholder controls the corporation. These shareholders must enforce and direct the actions of the company in which they invest. By investing in the company then they agree with the operation and management of the organization. This implies that they are ready to take on the financial risk of the operation.The insurance carrier must be able to enforce regulations and requirements on the company. They can raise the rates and enforce changes or else cancel the policy. This is a very strong weapon for enacting environmental friendly operations.As demonstrated above each group identified has a chance to police and control the operation of this facility. They all can choose to pass the buck and blame someone else or they can step up and take control. We all have an ethical responsibility to do what is right. We need to protect the environment while ensuring human prosperity. The Government is here for us, they work for us and we must ensure that they do what we want, not what is best for industry or big business. Work Cited“Facts about Oil.” American Petroleum Institute. Online American Petroleum Institute October 21 1999“Frequently Asked Questions.” American Petroleum Institute. Online 1995-2000, American Petroleum Institute June 17 1998 United States. Cong. Constitution of the United States of America. Washington: GPO 1999Beavers, Patsy. Telephone interview. 2 October 2000 ...
