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May 20, 2010

AP – Inventors say BP ignoring their oil spill ideas

Inventors say BP ignoring their oil spill ideas NEW ORLEANS — A suggestion box or publicity stunt? BP has received thousands of ideas from the public on how to stop a blown oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, but some inventors are complaining that their efforts are getting ignored. Oil-eating bacteria, bombs and a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 20, 2010

SH – BP hires 12-year-old to help come up with ideas to plug leak … really?

SH – BP hires 12-year-old to help come up with ideas to plug leak … really? An absolutely true news item: British Petroleum says it is considering a plan to plug the main leak on the sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig by shooting it full of shredded car tires, old golf balls and knotted ropes.…