In the decade since the record-breaking use of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, science shows they’re dangerous, potentially deadly, and rarely useful. A new court case is forcing the US EPA to reconsider their use.
A Bahamas-based EY (Ernst & Young) partner says the COVID-19 pandemic has only further accelerated the global investment fund industry s embrace of technology.
“The technological transformation occurring in the alternative fund industry has been accelerating quickly over the past few years, and the COVID-19 pandemic only further accelerated change,” said Tiffany Norris-Pilcher, who is also the accounting firm s regional emerging manager platform leader. “Alternative fund managers that haven’t made technology the focus will lag the competition in the years to come.”
She spoke out after EY released its 2020 Global Alternative Fund Survey, which found that the industry had risen to the occasion sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of investors’ expectations and managerial performance.
pressure sprayers used on some alaskan beaches ended up delaying recovery. tell us about that. the pressure sprayers on the alaskan beaches ended up sterilizing in large part the beach and it took a long time for the beaches to recolonize back to their normal bioda. that s a good example of an effect, a cleanup effect where you can do more harm than good potentially. in the gulf, there s again great scope for that particularly if oil gets into the marshes, there aren t a lot of options once it gets in there without threatening the long-term health of the marsh just by what you do to get it out everyone agrees it s a long cleanup ahead. jeffrey short, scientist with the group oceana, thank you for your time, sir. thanks again for having me. we ll move now to chicago where just moments ago former illinois governor rod blagojevich explained why he and his lawyers decided he won t take the standç in the corruptn