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The New York Times<\/a> recently published an article on Kevin Costner, who was so disturbed by the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 that he invested in oil separation machines shortly thereafter. Costner partnered with Ocean Therapy Solutions and donated millions of his own money toward the development of oil separation machines, should such an oil spill occur in the future.<\/p>\n

Now, as everyone is scrambling to control and clean up the\u00a0BP oil spill, Ocean Therapy claims to have six of its 32\u00a0oil separation machines ready for testing.\u00a0Costner said that\u00a0the larger machines\u00a0can separate 200 gallons a minute, which works out to around\u00a0210,000 gallons of oil from water a day. Ocean Therapy is waiting for BP’s approval to test the machines.<\/p>\n

The New\u00a0York Times article suggests the story evokes the tagline\u00a0of Costner’s movie Field of Dreams<\/em>. You know, “If you build it, they will come?”<\/p>\n

I\u00a0can’t help but think of another Kevin Costner film: Waterworld<\/a><\/em>. In that post-apocalyptic film, a group called the smokers —\u00a0led by Dennis Hopper — take as their base an old rusted out oil tanker. The name of this oil tanker? You guessed it, the Exxon Valdez<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It may be easier to pick up on the environmental issues at the heart of this action film when watching it today. Apocalyptic films like The Day after Tomorrow<\/em>\u00a0and 2012 <\/em>have shown us that environmental catastrophies can make some of the best\u00a0disaster movies. The post-apocalyptic Waterworld<\/em> was a result of the polar ice caps melting, which then flooded the Earth completely. (If you’re looking for less action, check out our list of five must-watch water movies<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

In Waterworld<\/em>, Kevin Costner plays “the Mariner,” one of many mutants who have evolved with gills and webbed feet to match their environment. Had the film not been one of the biggest flops of its day, I wonder if Costner would entertain a sequel based on the recent BP oilpocalypse? At the rate the current oil spill cleanup is going, we may evolve before it is stopped.<\/p>\n

Let’s hope Kevin Costner and Ocean Therapy’s oil spill machines can prevent that, or else — like the Exxon Valdez —\u00a0<\/em>we may be seeing a BP oil tanker in the next environmental disaster film..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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