It's no secret, that oil spill off the coast of Louisiana is going to go down as one of the worst man made disasters in history. The thought that this massive oil leakage could continue until August has me worried. After all, what will the effects really be on our coast line, fish habitats and health? Rumor of gas prices soaring over $5.00 to possibly $10.00 a gallon will cause this recession to drive deeper into our economy. With all this gloom and doom news, is there any good news on the horizon.
Well, from a green stand point there are some ideas out there that could work. Would we be able to produce quickly the amount of product needed to contain this massive oil spill? Not likely, but shouldn't we at least try.
Yuka Yoneda wrote a wonderful and informative article called 5 Innovative Solutions That Clean Up Oil Spills on the Inhabitat website. Many of her ideas are surprising to me and yet, they could just work. What is your take on all this? Do you think we could find a way to mop up this oil spill using hair? Would using a oil eating bacteria really work? What would the consequences be? Brit Liggett covers some of these ideas in her article.
What would you like to see happen? Is there something we have that can even deal with an oil spill this big? What happens if it continues pouring out of this underground well?
Seems like today, I'm filled with more questions then I am with answers. It gives us something to chew on that is for sure.
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