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Oil-Trapping “Smart Sponges” Could Clean up the Gulf Spill

07/27/2010
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  • This Sponge Could Clean Up the Aftermath of the Oil Spill
    Although the Gulf oil spill has been plugged, BP's CEO has been ousted, and the news coverage of the leaky well has decreased, let's not forget that the aftermath of the spill is still ravaging the gulf. We've still got millions of gallons of oil to clean up as thousands of lives are waiting to return to normal in the gulf. Glenn Rink, the CEO of AbTech thinks he's got a product that can assist us in this quest -- it's called the Smart Sponge and it works by soaking up oil and permanently binding it to the sponge, locking it up forever....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/oil-trapping-smart-sponges-could-clean-up-the-gulf-spill/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • This Sponge Could Clean Up the Aftermath of the Oil Spill
    Although the Gulf oil spill has been plugged, BP's CEO has been ousted, and the news coverage of the leaky well has decreased, let's not forget that the aftermath of the spill is still ravaging the gulf. We've still got millions of gallons of oil to clean up as thousands of lives are waiting to return to normal in the gulf. Glenn Rink, the CEO of AbTech thinks he's got a product that can assist us in this quest -- it's called the Smart Sponge and it works by soaking up oil and permanently binding it to the sponge, locking it up forever....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/oil-trapping-smart-sponges-could-clean-up-the-gulf-spill/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • This Sponge Could Clean Up the Aftermath of the Oil Spill
    Although the Gulf oil spill has been plugged, BP's CEO has been ousted, and the news coverage of the leaky well has decreased, let's not forget that the aftermath of the spill is still ravaging the gulf. We've still got millions of gallons of oil to clean up as thousands of lives are waiting to return to normal in the gulf. Glenn Rink, the CEO of AbTech thinks he's got a product that can assist us in this quest -- it's called the Smart Sponge and it works by soaking up oil and permanently binding it to the sponge, locking it up forever....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/oil-trapping-smart-sponges-could-clean-up-the-gulf-spill/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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This Sponge Could Clean Up the Aftermath of the Oil Spill

Although the Gulf oil spill has been plugged, BP's CEO has been ousted, and the news coverage of the leaky well has decreased, let's not forget that the aftermath of the spill is still ravaging the gulf. We've still got millions of gallons of oil to clean up as thousands of lives are waiting to return to normal in the gulf. Glenn Rink, the CEO of AbTech thinks he's got a product that can assist us in this quest -- it's called the Smart Sponge and it works by soaking up oil and permanently binding it to the sponge, locking it up forever....

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