Environmental Impacts of Tourism
After watching the video on YouTube and the film, it’s clear
that there is a problem that could have been minimized before it got as large
as it did, but it didn’t. Businesses as large as BP and Exxon who deal with a
material that has a lot of room for error and impact on our environment
certainly do have responsibilities that they need to uphold. Maybe not so much
to tourism, but to society and our environment.
A global corporation cannot solely focus JUST on their
business and bringing in money. This is the case with all businesses, but
especially those who are mega corps. These large corporations can have a big
impact on this earth for the better, or for worse. Being as big as Exxon and BP
are, I believe they need to uphold and push for environmentally friendly, or at
least one that isn’t so impactful to help preserve our planet.
In situations such as the oil spills, they take initiative
to start the cleanup and document the process. The problem is, eventually the
public forgets and moves past the issue and they seemingly do to. This can be
seen especially so with Exxon in the YouTube video. There is still much to be
done to reverse the footprint they have left behind. Sadly, they don’t seem to
be doing much about it anymore and the impacts are still clearly present 28
years later. This is a problem.
Our other problem is that we don’t know for certain that
everything is being done to minimize these situations or that the proper care
is being made. It’s hard to hold these businesses accountable for these actions
long term because they show initiative from the start. Taxing the businesses is
one method to help keep them accountable, but with corporations as large as
these, it won’t be as impactful due to the sheer amount of revenue they’re
bringing in. Potentially placing a trade ban or trade restrictions if certain
guidelines aren’t met could make for a more meaningful difference in order to
keep them in line. It’s a tough topic to find a solution on without knowing
everything about the companies and all of the current regulations in place. Especially
if there are loopholes in them.
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