Pearls Before Swine vs. BP

Recently, I've noticed that Pearls Before Swine has taken some well deserved swings at BP. Its pretty bold for a comic strip (and a bit serious as well) and I really like it.

If you're looking for more Pearls Before Swine, you can check out Comics.com and Steve Patis has a blog which can be found a little lower down on the right-hand side of this page.

Someday....

Kevin Costner and the BP Oil Spill?

Yes; thats right. Kevin Costner may have the answer to the oil spill in the Gulf. His company has just signed a contract with BP for 32 of their devices which separate oil from water and leave the water 99.9% pure. The biggest of these is the V20 which separates up too 200 gallons per minute (GPM). The company responsible for these devices is called Ocean Therapy Solutions.

The V20

Costner has been working on this technology for 15 years, and invested $20 million of his personal funds to support the project. He says he was inspired to work on this project after the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and the making of Waterworld, which despite being a box office bomb, I rather enjoyed.

He has even testified before Congress.






For more info:
Energy Boom Policy
BBC
Ocean Therapy Solutions
Examiner.com

Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico vs. Windfarm at Cape Cod

Just saw a post about the positive v. negative effects of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico and the windfarm up by Cape Cod. Since I've written about both of these, I thought I would pass along the info I found at Sea Fever Blog. This blog apparently found it here, at Fast Company. Please enjoy. Its a nice, informative picture.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: 2

Here's another picture I found, courtesy of the Washington Post.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

So I had some good links on here some maps that show what NOAA is predicting in terms of spread of the oil but it was really stopping up my page so I'll just put the links below.

Estimate of Oil Coverage by 1800 5/05/10
Estimate of Oil Coverage by 1800 5/06/10