FlutterbyMommy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Interesting! Worth a try it seems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Interesting! Worth a try it seems... :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Wow. Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomLovesClassics Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Someone sent me this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Can you give us the gist of the article? Safe Eyes won't let me into Wimp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 God forbid that we could use a simple, cheap fix and get it out there quickly, while it can be effective..... I'm sure there will have to be a study done on it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlutterbyMommy Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 It is a video of two, I believe, contractors who deal with erosion. Just ordinary guys who demonstrate how a couple types of straw/hay can attract oil and then be scooped out leaving the water essentially free of oil. They have been brainstorming ways to correct the damage caused by the oil in the gulf and believe this may be part of a solution. They submit this is simple, environmentally safe, and readily available. Some other hay will come in season in a couple of weeks, making the resource abundant. It can be sprayed onto the water and then scooped with shrimping nets on boats or the equipment which collects seaweed from beach areas. Since watching the video, I have looked online for potential problems with this. Some believe it is logistically difficult to disburse and collect enough of the hay to have an impact. Other concerns are for sea turtles, as they eat vegetation like the straw and for oil which may sink below the surface. My thought is that this may work on a smaller scale near the shore and is better than the toxic dispersant BP as been using or the oil in the water. One article said that Walton County in florida is hoping to use this method near its shoreline. It is such an interesting approach, although not perfect. You may look on youtube for the hay oil solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrfath Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Neat, seems better than just sitting around waiting for some huge way to solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Looks good for getting what's on the top...but it looks like it would really help with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Great!! Let's hope the people who need to see this will see it. I love the ingenuity of everyday people. Sometimes I think the hardworking laborers of this country could do a lot if the "smart, educated" people would get out of their way. (Not that I'm against being smart or educated that is!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomLovesClassics Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Oil eating microbes have been used in the past successfully. There are many extremely large underwater plumes that containe oil and methane gas pose great risk. Disperants pumped below the surface has kept the oil suspended below the surface. All those chemicals BP has used will cause further environmental damage. As horrible as this sounds, some say BP is not trying to cap the well, but buy time so they can salvage as much oil as possible from this well as they have billions in profit at stake. Some say BP is attempting to channel the gushing oil where it can be captured, stored and reserved. The amout of oil gushing said to be gushing out on a daily basis could fill 52 olympic swimming pools. That is a lot of oil. It has the potential to spread up the Atlantic coast, and all the way to Europe. I read more than 200 sea turtles have been found dead, and that is only the ones counted. I am concerned as to why more locals are not hired to help. It is their own back yard so to speak, yet they are turned away. One would think at least some of the surface oil could be cleaned up with some hay and oil eating microbes. It's simple, cheap, and works fast. it could save wildlife. Instead this just drags on and on. It would appear BP is more concerned about their reputation and profit margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 As horrible as this sounds, some say BP is not trying to cap the well, but buy time so they can salvage as much oil as possible from this well as they have billions in profit at stake. Some say BP is attempting to channel the gushing oil where it can be captured, stored and reserved. . I don't believe this statement. there are many wells around the world that oil companies just can't cap. there is one in Papua New Guinea that has been spewing tones of mud out of the ground for a few years now. Whole villages have been located,and nobody knows how to stop it,a nd it is on land! It is a mess. I think the one in America is getting a lot of publicity because of where it is and the size. You don't hear about the other ones in poorer countries that they can't cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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