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BP has contracted with Costner and Ocean Therapy Solutions to use 32 centrifuge machines that are designed to separate oil from water.
"Clearly, there is a market out there," said Costner, who has invested more than US$24 million to develop the portable devices.
Costner said the device had been sitting at a Nevada facility for 10 years until BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles recently called him.
"He was excited," Costner said. "He told me that the machine worked. He told me that it was working against the dispersants, that it was handling the variations of oil mixtures and thickness present in the Gulf."
Originally posted by Awolscout
reply to post by AccessDenied
For every single celebrity that you look at and wonder why again are they famous, their are those that use their wealth and fame for the betterment of the world. That and they manage to restore my faith in humanity ever so slightly.
Originally posted by AccessDenied
I'm just thankful he had the insight, the foresight, and the funding to make this a reality.
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
Originally posted by Awolscout
reply to post by AccessDenied
For every single celebrity that you look at and wonder why again are they famous, their are those that use their wealth and fame for the betterment of the world. That and they manage to restore my faith in humanity ever so slightly.
Yep, I agree...
This is indeed very good news... and may just very well be the thing that makes oil drilling safe again for all areas....
And he isn't doing it with his gills ;-)
Originally posted by Threadfall
Eureka! A little too insightful no?
Kevin Costner caused the damn BP leak, wake up people!
Originally posted by Maxmars
Hope. If for nothing else, we should be grateful.
Thanks man.
Now don't let the media use you, and I'll be completely impressed.
Originally posted by xEphon
I assume BP plans on using these on the oil that they are siphoning off from the leak?
Surely, these arent intended for cleanup...are they?