Kevin Costner oil spill cleanup for Gulf of Mexico & BP oil spill video issues

According to the LA Times, actor Kevin Costner may have an oil spill solution. If it works, it could save BP a lot of time, effort and embarassment from trying to clean up their mess in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil has continued to spew daily into the surrounding waters in the aftermath of a Transocean oil rig explosion weeks ago.

Costner's proposed solution may include the use of special oil separation machines. The star of "Waterworld" and "Field of Dreams" has been part of a project to oversee such machinery, just in case something like the Exxon Valdez oil incident occurred. The latest oil spill is definitely close to that same level, and could grow worse if something isn't done quickly. According to The Associated Press, there's been 6 million gallons of oil spilled so far from this latest disaster, while Valdez was responsible for 11 million gallons back in Alaska in 1989.

Costner says of the oil separation machine:

"It’s prepared to go out and solve problems, not talk about them."

On Thursday, BP announced that more oil than originally estimated has been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. BLP PLC spokesman Mark Proegler reported that the mile-long tube being used to capture oil has been getting as much as 210,000 gallons a day, but there is still an amount of oil escaping, which Proegler didn't disclose.

Reference: gather.com

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