Ex-US Sports Stars Propose “Proven” Solution to Gulf Oil Spill
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Several readers have asked why we haven’t done more with the Gulf oil spill, and our answer has been “because every aspect – including the multi-faceted economic ones –
are already being done to death by every other media outlet, and we don’t have anything particularly new to add.”
Until now.
When we saw that two former National Football League – ie, the NON-World Cup “football” –
Several readers have asked why we haven’t done more with the Gulf oil spill, and our answer has been “because every aspect – including the multi-faceted economic ones –
are already being done to death by every other media outlet, and we don’t have anything particularly new to add.”
Until now.
When we saw that two former National Football League – ie, the NON-World Cup “football” –
quarterbacks – who, for non-Americans, are the crucial team leaders of the offense in the US version 😉 –
have actually developed, and been using FOR A YEAR ALREADY, a device that proverbially separates oil from water,
we thought, “well, THIS is definitely something that hasn’t been talked about before ;-)” …
Now it may be they’re totally full of bs, and simply out hawking their own pet investment,
but they also COULD, in fact, have something to contribute here.
may indeed be able to help solve the ever-growing and out-of-control Gulf oil disaster …
Former NFL quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe and Troy Aikman are investors in a group offering a solution to clean the water in the Gulf of Mexico as oil continues to spill from the BP well.
Ecosphere Technologies’ Ozonix water treatment system separates oil from water and would replenish the gulf and allow BP to reuse the oil.
Ecosphere has had meetings recently with BP, and Aikman and Bledsoe were part of a news conference this week in Louisiana with ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau.
“We can be on site within 72 hours, cleaning water,” Bledsoe said.
More than 100 million gallons of oil have been spilled in the gulf since the explosion, and beaches across the region have been affected.
According to Bledsoe, Ecosphere would set its filtration systems on barges in the gulf and on beaches to clean the water.
“This is not technology sitting on the shelf waiting for a disaster,” Bledsoe said.
“This is technology out in the field satisfying contracts for well over a year, so it’s proven. …
When you watch it, it is magic seeing dirty, nasty water go in one end and then crystal, clean water out the other end.”
Ecosphere’s Ozonix equipment has largely been used in natural gas exploration in which water is recycled without chemicals for treatment.
The company is based in Florida.
BP has used a chemical dispersant to help with the cleanup.
“That keeps it underwater and out of sight, out of mind, which we don’t think is the long-term answer,” said Bledsoe.
“It just keeps the oil in the water.
“What we’re proposing is using our technology to help get the oil to the surface in a more contained environment,
so we can more efficiently strip the oil out of the water.”
BP has received thousands of suggestions on how to clean up the spill, with more coming as the oil started to wash up on the Florida and Louisiana coasts.
A spokesman could not be reached for comment about BP possibly using Ecosphere’s system.
In his recent trip to Louisiana, Bledsoe was struck by the damage done in the region.
Not only have beaches, wetlands, birds, animals and fish been hurt by the oil,
“but the economic component of this is going to be huge as well,” Bledsoe said.
“That region has been through a tough period with Katrina and now this coming in fairly rapid succession.
You get the sense down there that people are resilient and going to fight through it, but they’ve been knocked down hard a couple times.
We can bring jobs to the area, but also help clean up the ecosystem so hopefully the fishing, shrimping and all of the other businesses can begin again as well.”
