Mission: To shift the paradigm on Oil Spill Cleanup from the failed "Skim, Boom, Burn and Disperse" narrative that turned the Gulf spill from a managable problem into an environmental nightmare, to a natural, earth friendly, and fast solution that protects the environment, contains the spill rapidly and recovers the resource. This is the Sorbent-Based Technology solution.

The X-Prize in their final rules excluded all technologies except those related to the failed skimmer technologies of the Gulf Spill. Only 3% of the oil in the Gulf was recovered using these technologies, despite the fact that skimmers and booms had a virtual exclusive on the methods of containment and cleanup.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

A Reader Question

Question: Should we call the X CHALLENGE and protest MOP's exclusion?

Jim S.


A grassroots effort like this is built on people working together but also taking affirmative action on their own. We are not trying to control how people react to the problems with the X CHALLENGE but we also recognize that our efforts are better directed at the media, spreading the word among nonprofit groups and our friends.

X CHALLENGE is not going to change their minds, we made every effort to educate them on this. Now we are pursuing a parallel track to demonstrate another way. We are seeking to shift the paradigm. It is clear that they will not make that shift. It's up to us to make them and arguing with them is probably of little value.

Thanks for your question Jim.
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