"Environmental Responsibility" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, determine two (2) other costs that BP might have incurred. Give your opinion as to whether or not BP would have been better off had the company taken the necessary precautions to prevent or minimize an oil spill. Support your answers. (e-Activity: Research the Internet or the Strayer Library for information on how much British Petroleum (BP) company has paid in clean-up / response costs and civil and criminal fines, penalties, and settlements as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Be prepared to discuss.)
Give your opinion on whether governments should be able to rezone and condemn residential land and displace homeowners in the process, in order to facilitate commercial development. Explain your rationale.
"Marketing, Technology, and the Law" Please respond to the following: with specifics.
Evaluate how effective the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been in protecting consumer privacy and targeting deceptive and unfair trade practices on the Internet. Support your opinion with specifics
From the e-Activity, discuss your reaction to the public service announcement (PSA) in relation to the marketing of junk food to children, with a focus on why this PSA is appropriate or inappropriate. Explain your rationale. (e-activity: Watch the video titled "Fast food and Children [Powerful] Advertisement" (1 min 02 s). Be prepared to discuss. Video Source: twogood4you1088. (2011, April 23). Fast food and Children [Powerful] Advertisement [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K3F_53Sn34.
"Product Liability and Torts" Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, analyze the current state of the government regulation of product safety to determine whether the referenced agencies are generally proactive or reactive. Provide one (1) specific example of each agency to support your response. (e-activity: Research the Internet or the Strayer Library for information about latest activities by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Be prepared to discuss.)
Compare and contrast the regulatory alternatives discussed in Chapter 8 of the text in terms of the efficiency and efficacy these alternatives might provide to businesses and consumers. Next, determine which solution is the most viable, considering the likelihood of support from business and government interests. Explain your rationale.