Kevin Costner Oil Spill Cleanup Financier
According to the New York Times, Costner bought technology from the government back in 1995. He hired scientists to help develop centrifuge machines. These machines be used to try to separate the oil spill from the water. Kevin spent a cool $24 mil on the project.
John Houghtaling, attorney for Kevin Costner and business partner of Ocean Therapy Solutions (the company that developed the centrifuge machines), said, "Kevin aw the Exxon Valdez spill, and as a fisherman and an environmentalist, it just stuck in his craw, the fact the we didn't have separation technology."
Thankfully, Kevin Costner used his financial resources for scientific advancement. I was just discussing the tragic oil spill with my friend, Louisiana author and photographer Mariana Titus. Every moment matters as underwater life suffers from the impact of the oil spill. I hope the centrifuge machines will help facilitate the cleanup.
Meanwhile, it seems Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be dividing the Minerals Management Service into three offices reports to two different senior Interior managers. In the face of scandal, the agency will be dismantled. Certainly more needs to be done to ensure the protection of our environment.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal stated heavy sheets of crude oil were seeping into the marches around the Mississippi River mouth. He is calling on the federal government to approve a plan to build sand berms to protect the delicate life in the bayou.
Jindal said, "These are not tar balls, this is not sheen, this is heavy oil. What we are seeing yesterday and today is literally this heavy oil coming into our wetlands. It's past time to act."
As an oceanfront resident, we need to protect our waters. The pollution is getting harder to eliminate. As it continues, more fish, birds, underwater animals, plants and people are harmed by contaminants.
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Post a CommentMy darling HERO Mr. Kevin Costner.
Isn't it written " And all the creatures of the sea will die" Wake Up America. Lets find a solution/alternative for our "curde oil needs"