Kerr-McGee Essays

Young. Smart. Activist. Whistleblower. Dead. All of these words can be used to describe one person, Karen Silkwood. Silkwood was a young woman who was very bright, and worked for the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant. When she decided to become an advocate and an informer for better working conditions at her job, it may have cost her, her life. Karen Silkwood’s ill-timed death is a mystery to most, but the main two theories on what happened to her are that she was ran off the road by another car or her

How Dr. Claire C. Patterson Won against the tetraethyl lead industry Dr. Claire C. Patterson was a chemist that worked on the Manhattan Project. (20th century geologist page 1) his greatest contribution to all life on earth was the discovery of lead pollution from tetraethyl lead through the air, and later the discovery of the age of the earth. Dr. Patterson was considered a renegade scientist for fighting against Doctor Kehoe, a toxicologist, who supported the oil company. “Patterson was an expert

How Dr. Claire C. Patterson Won against the tetraethyl lead industry Dr. Claire C. Patterson was a chemist that worked on the Manhattan Project. (20th century geologist page 1) his greatest contribution to all life on earth was the discovery of lead pollution from tetraethyl lead through the air, and later the discovery of the age of the earth. Dr. Patterson was considered a renegade scientist for fighting against Doctor Kehoe, a toxicologist, who supported the oil company. “Patterson was an expert

If the payments could produce significant future benefits for the company and make permanent improvements for that property, then Kerr-McGee Corporation need to capitalize these payments. However, from experience we know that the difference between a deductible expense and a capital expenditure is one “of degree and not of kind.” Welch v. Helvering, 290 U.S. 111, 113-14 [12 AFTR 1456]

The governor Robert Kerr was the force behind the mobilization of the home front and increased militarization of the state, which would prove to be a lasting impact beyond the war. The Oklahoman home front saw increased economic activity to the war, which paralleled the rest of the nation moves during this time. Farmers saw increased production as the land was recovered and was put back to use, despite the Dust Bowl forcing many farmers to change professions all together

In 1844, Henry Lehmann Germany-born immigrant founded a small shop that sells supplies and household needs to the cotton farmers in Montgomery, Alabama. 6 years later, both his brother, Emanuel and Mayer, joining Henry and gave the name Lehman Brothers against his business. not how long after its founding, the direction of the business Lehman Brothers evolved into an intermediary (brokers) who buy and sell cotton to the farmers who live in and around Montgomery. Alabama. After the death of Henry

The United States has been depending more and more on itself for it’s oil and natural gas. We have thousands of oil rigs around the country from Alaska to Louisiana. The International Energy Agency(IEA) is a group of 29 countries, spread across 5 continents with the goal of creating a way to get efficient, and reliable energy even during times of crisis. The International Energy Agency also measures global oil production, and works with major oil consumers and producers. According to the IEA we