dances with oiled-up pelicans

Well, who knew that Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves could help Louisiana figure out how to steal from the rich oil companies and give to the poor ecosystem. Via the Times-Picayune:

Kevin Costner's idea for cleaning up Gulf of Mexico oil spill gets nod from BP, report says

By Times-Picayune Staff

May 18, 2010, 11:09PM

Morry Gash/The Associated Press archiveKevin CostnerBP has decided that a $24 million oil-water separator promoted by actor Kevin Costner could be useful in its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, WWL-TV reports.

Costner came forward this month with an oil spill cleanup technology he started devising after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. He demonstrated a centrifuge that he said could be placed on barges and used to suck in oily water, separate the oil and spit out mostly pure water.

BP watched the machine at work this past Thursday.