How to clean up the oil spill REDNECK STYLE
Two guys named Darryl Carpenter and Otis Goodson made a YouTube video demonstrating how BP could clean up the oil spill using nothing by hay. It turns out, if you mix oil with water, then add hay, the oil clings to it. (--Search for "Otis Goodson oil removal simple as hay.")
It seems stupid, but damn if it doesn't work!