On 20 April 2010, time stood still as one of the biggest oil drills owned by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, making Deepwater Horizon the world’s largest inadvertent marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry (Robertson, 2010). Originally built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in the South Korean city of Ulsan in 1998, it was destined to withstand severe pressure and engage in extremely deep operations. To prove just that, in September 2009 Deepwater Horizon drilled the deepest...

On November 2, 2010 the United States held a referendum called Proposition 19, the so called Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.  The  latter aimed to legalize the growing, selling and smoking of marijuana for those older than 21 in the state of California. Liberal and conservative voters were divided and in the end the bill was not passed. However, the biggest concern did not come from the interior, it came from Latin America.

In the past the United States has come down harsh...