Scant Evidence That Dispersants Help in Oil Spill Cleanup
A new report shows that there's little evidence to suggest that massive amounts of chemical dispersants help in oil spill cleanup.
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Hooters Girls Donate Pantyhose to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill
Hooters Girls have really big hearts, which is why they are collecting all of their used and torn pantyhose and donating them to help clean up the Gulf Oil Spill. Their “Project Pantyhose” has
Kevin Costner Announces That BP Will Use His Oil-Cleanup Machines
At a cameo appearance at a Congressional hearing on the BP oil spill, actor Kevin Costner announced that the company had ordered 32 of the half-million-dollar centrifuge machines he's been proposing for
BP Plans to Use EverGreen Burner to Burn Oil in Gulf
As we’ve reported in earlier articles, BP has been trying to contain a portion of the oil that’s been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico in what is being called the biggest oil spill in US
VIDEO: Polymer Coated Cloth Successfully Separates Oil from Gulf Water
It’s been almost 2 months now since the April 20th explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and we’re still in desperate search of a viable solution. Well one
BP Oil Pipe is Cut, “Top Hat” Containment Cap in Place
We’ve come to the point where we’re pretty darn pessimistic about almost any supposed advancements in the BP oil spill saga – but as of yesterday, there seems to be some actual good
Help Redesign BP’s ‘Green’ Logo and Win $200!
We’re getting kind of sick of saying this, but BP’s latest latest attempt to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has failed — yet again. The oil spill is quickly becoming the
“Top Kill” Procedure Seems to be Working on the Gulf Oil Spill
An announcement was made on Thursday that BP’s latest crazily named tactic — the “top kill” which we reported on earlier this week — seems to be working to stop the flow of
BP Launches “Top Kill” Tactic to Plug the Gulf Oil Spill
Today BP will launch their “Top Kill” tactic – an attempt to plug the 5 story tall tower of pipes at the source of the Gulf oil leak with a massive amount of heavy liquids. The injection
EPA Demands BP Stop Using Toxic Dispersants, They Won’t Comply
As we all know, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has not yet been contained and has finally reached the Gulf Coast shoreline. Last week, after some careful monitoring of the depths of the Gulf the
Kevin Costner Cleaning up the Gulf with His Oil Separating Technology
No, we are not kidding. Neither is Kevin Costner. When the Exxon Valdez catastrophe happened in 1989, the actor, fisherman and environmentalist was horrified. So he went searching for an answer to
BP Claims Its Tube is “Working Really Well” at Sucking Up Oil
From a (failed) dome to a “top hat” to a tube, it seems like BP has tried many a method of containing the millions of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. Last night, the petroleum
Supertankers Could Clean up The Gulf Oil Spill, BP Won’t Listen
Photo by indi.ca A former Shell Oil executive told FastCompany.com that a solution to cleaning up the Gulf Coast Oil spill is right under BP’s noses. John Hofmeister, the former president of Shell
Super-Insulator Aerogel Could Be Used to Soak Up Oil
Not only does the space-age material Aerogel have super-insulating powers — it is also remarkably effective at soaking up oil. AeroClay, one of the makers of the insulation, is currently working on
BP Considers Tube, Top Hat to Stop Deepwater Horizon Leak
After its containment cap filled with ice-like crystals and failed to stop the flow of oil, BP has been scrambling to come up with new solutions to the Deepwater Horizon leak. And we hope they find a
Visualizing 5,000 Barrels of Oil a Day as a Victorian Row House
Although no one knows exactly how much oil is leaking into the Gulf of Mexico per day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has estimated the number to be about 5,000 barrels a day (or a
BP to Try “Junk Shot” to Halt the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
It sounds to us like BP is now grasping at straws trying to outsmart the growing gulf coast oil spill. As their next plan of action engineers will shoot a pile of trash at high speed into the blowout
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Wants to Use Fake Islands to Ward Off Oil
As news surfaced that the giant cap meant to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill failed, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced his own plan to save the coastline from mass amounts of incoming oil.
BP Considers Other Options After Oil Containment Cap Fails
It’s one failure after the next for oil giant BP. The corporation’s latest attempt to stop oil from spilling out of the Deepwater Horizon well fell short. This weekend, BP attempted to place a
First Oil Containment Dome Shipped to Deepwater Horizon Spill
Photo credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The first steel and concrete oil containment dome was finished yesterday and will be shipped off today to the site of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil leak. The
Scientists Harness Virtual Reality to Aid Oil Spill Cleanup Effort
We’ve looked at a number of possible cleanup solutions for the disastrous oil spill off the Gulf Coast — hair, underwater domes, and bacteria, to name a few. Now scientists are testing out
“Rock Breathing” Bacteria Could Help Soak Up Oil Spill in Gulf
A mind blowing discovery has been made by scientists at East Anglia University in the UK. They’ve figured out how “rock breathing” bacteria — yes you read that correctly —
Naturally Occuring Bacteria Could Help Clean Oil Spill
Almost two weeks after the disaster started, the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico is still gushing up to 10,000 barrels of oil into the ocean every day. Efforts by BP and the US government to stop
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