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It more money in pollution-control equipment, but man begins in the midst of a crisis at ZCORP and focuses agement believes the costs will be prohibitive. almost exclusively on the question of whether David David faces a conflict situation that can be charac Jackson should blow the whistle on his reluctant com- terized by the convergence of four important moral pany. Another avenue to explore in Gilbane Gold is claims. First, David has an obligation as a good employee the attitude toward responsibility exhibited by the var- to promote the interests of his company. He should not ious characters in the story. Prominent, for example, take actions that unnecessarily cost the company money are David Jackson, Phil Port, Diane Collins, Tom or damage its reputation. Second, David has an obliga Richards, Frank Seeders, and Winslow Massin. Look tion-based on his personal integrity, his professional at the transcript (available at www.niee.org/pd.cfm? integrity as an engineer, and his special role as environ pt=Murdough). What important similarities and differ- mental engineer-to be honest with the city in reporting ences do you find? Gilbane Gold The fictional case study presented in the popular video data on the discharge of the heavy metals. Third, David tape Gilbane Gold focuses on David Jackson, a young has an obligation as an engineer to protect the health of engineer in the environmental affairs department of the public. Fourth, David has a right, if not an obligation, ZCORP, located in the city of Gilbane 24 The firm, to protect and promote his own career. which manufactures computer parts, discharges lead The problem David faces is this: How can he do and arsenic into the sanitary sewer of the city. The city justice to all of these claims? If they are all morally has a lucrative business in processing the sludge into legitimate, he should try to honor all of them, and yet fertilizer, which is used by farmers in the area. they appear to conflict in the situation. David's first To protect its valuable product, Gilbane Gold, option should be to attempt to find a creative middle- from contamination by toxic discharges from the new way solution, despite the fact that the claims appear to high-tech industries, the city has imposed highly restric be incompatible in the situation. What are some of the tive regulations on the amount of arsenic and lead that creative middle-way possibilities?25 can be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. How One possibility would be to find a cheap techni- ever, recent tests indicate that ZCORP may be violating cal way to eliminate the heavy metals. Unfortunately, the standards. David believes that ZCORP must invest the video does not directly address this possibility. It more money in pollution-control equipment, but man begins in the midst of a crisis at ZCORP and focuses agement believes the costs will be prohibitive. almost exclusively on the question of whether David David faces a conflict situation that can be charac Jackson should blow the whistle on his reluctant com- terized by the convergence of four important moral pany. Another avenue to explore in Gilbane Gold is claims. First, David has an obligation as a good employee the attitude toward responsibility exhibited by the var- to promote the interests of his company. He should not ious characters in the story. Prominent, for example, take actions that unnecessarily cost the company money are David Jackson, Phil Port, Diane Collins, Tom or damage its reputation. Second, David has an obliga Richards, Frank Seeders, and Winslow Massin. Look tion-based on his personal integrity, his professional at the transcript (available at www.niee.org/pd.cfm? integrity as an engineer, and his special role as environ pt=Murdough). What important similarities and differ- mental engineer-to be honest with the city in reporting ences do you find