More from Port Fourchon news conference…..

VIDEO: BP Gives Kevin Costner’s Machine the Green Light - Meg Gatto reports - ABC26 News – Kevin Costner has dreamed about this day for 17 years. “It’s a fight worth fighting,” Costner says.
http://www.abc26.com/news/local/wgno-news-costneridea,0,1040718.story?track=rss


See the five pictures: “BP Gives Kevin Costner’s Machine the Green Light” at the following link:
http://www.abc26.com/news/local/wgno-picture-bp-doug-suttles,0,4252199.photogallery

VIDEO: Costner to supply 32 machines to cleanup effort by Paul Murphy, at the following link:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Costner-to-supply-32-machines-to-cleanup-effort-96701009.html


See the article entitled: Averticle catastrophe by Lawrence Solomon, about what the Dutch do in regards to oil spills, at the following link:
http://www.financialpost.com/Avertible%20catastrophe/3203808/story.html

Excerpt from article entitled: Should the Oil Spill Be Left to Spill? By Bryan Walsh: Thanks to a determined policy of not investing in oil spill response—which has led Kevin Costner to somehow being hailed as a scientific hero—we don't really have many good ideas to try. (Maybe some hidden geniuses will come out of the woodwork and win the new $10 million XPrize on oil response, but I'm skeptical.) As it happened today BP and the Coast Guard announced that rough seas from Tropical Storm Alex had forced a halt to skimming operations on the water. At the following link:
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2010/06/29/should-the-oil-spill-be-left-to-spill/?xid=rss-topstories

More about Kevin’s solution…..

Excerpt from article by Michael Cantellano: Good job Costner, you’ll definitely be going down in history along with your brother for saving us from a major oil disaster. At the following link:
http://whatisnew.tv/kevin-costner-solution-to-oil-spill/

See video and article entitled: Gulf Cleanup Generating Jobs in Northern Nevada by Ed Pearce, at the following link:
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/97353544.html

Excerpt from comment by Edward Heller: I'll give you all a head start on containment: Step One: Stop using dispersant to hide the spill underwater where they can't get at the oil to clean it up. It's just making the problem worse. Step Two: Get as many empty supertankers over to the gulf ASAP and fit them with several of Kevin Costner's oil separator machines to process and collect the oil. Step Three: Repeat Step Two until you've emptied the well, or until the relief wells are drilled to finish the job. At the following link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/28/x-prize-competition-for-o_n_628390.html　

Excerpt from article by Matt Robare: Meanwhile, unlike McCartney, O'Donnell and Redford who urge political action, Kevin Costner has funded the development of machines which can aid tremendously in the clean up, using centrifuges to separate up to 99 percent of oil from water, despite prohibitive federal regulations preventing them from being developed. Costner has contributed money to Al Gore's past campaigns and campaigned for Obama in Colorado. At least one celebrity is doing something useful regarding the spill. At the following link:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-robare/2010/06/28/robert-redford-obama-should-use-gulf-spill-push-decent-energy-policy

Excerpt from comment by SirDude: American's, when challenged, have proven to be the most innovative and creative people on earth. I'm glad to see Obama finally listening and trying some of the things that American inventors have been submitting to the crisis in the Gulf, such as Kevin Costner's device. Just sad that it took so long.
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/8069942/article-AP-Analysis--Lack-of-jobs-could-undercut-Obama-win

Excerpt from blog by Libby Spencer: Oil on the water as far as the eye can see along the Mississippi shoreline, but not a single oil skimmer in sight. People laughed when Kevin Costner came forward, but trial runs proved his centrifuges work and BP ordered 32 of them. Good to see Costner finally get some respect and a return on his 20 years of investment. And this is pretty shocking. The dispersants appear to be the wild card in the clean up operations. They were used in Alaska on the Exxon Valdez spill and nearly everyone who worked on the that clean up is dead. Average age of death was 51 years old. At the following link:
http://theimpolitic.blogspot.com/2010/06/tales-from-gulf.html

Three items…..

Three pictures of KC @ Palacio de Deportes Madrid 2010 by Frederic Le Rouzo, at the following link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredericlerouzo/

See blog entitled: Another Dances With Wolves veteran tells his story in “Dakota Epic” by Chad Coppess, about Bill Markley of Pierre, South Dakota, at the following link:
http://cinemasouthdakota.blogspot.com/2010/06/another-dances-with-wolves-veteran.html

See the article entitled: Kevin Costner: Actor, Dane Cook killer, savior of planet Posted by Natty, at the following link:
http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/06/24/kevin-costner-actor-dane-cook-killer-savior-of-planet/

The latest finds…..

Another picture of Kevin at the House testimony, at the following link:
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/06/28/story19.html

Pictures of Kevin coming out of the CNN Building and signing autographs, June 22, 2010, at the following link:
http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/news/kevin-costner-sings/image/9187252?term=kevin+costner

Kevin is on the list of TIME’s ‘Top 10 Celebrity Do-Gooders’ – Unfortunately they got some of the facts wrong! At the following link:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2000036,00.html

See the article entitled: Kevin Costner, Hero of the Gulf Oil Leak Disaster by Mark Whittington, at the following link:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5527538/kevin_costner_hero_of_the_gulf_oil.html

NWF tweeted: As of June 26th, #oilspill fatality count: 1,117 dead birds, 406 dead sea turtles and 50 dead mammals have been recovered in the gulf
The_Maharajah tweeted: BP stocks plummeting....Kevin Costner's Networth Soaring.....Ha ! #IBelieveTheAmericanDream
AlyzabethM tweeted: Now that Kevin Costner is helping clean up that giant oil spill isn't everyone ashamed of what they said about Waterworld now?! #lastlaugh
stevejagler tweeted: wow. Kevin Costner's oil spill cleaner upper actually works.
leslie tweeted: It appeals to my sense of irony that Kevin Costner may be able to handle the oil spill where others haven't
musicmanson @Alyssa_Milano tweeted: Those R good news, K Costner always one of my fav actors, smart man
ttall1 tweeted: So cool, that the answer to clean up came from a ordinary person. Costner is a great man.

See article entitled: Costner-BP skimming operations still slowed by EPA regulations, posted by MataHarley, at the following link:
http://www.floppingaces.net/2010/06/27/costner-bp-skimming-operations-still-slowed-by-epa-regulations/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

More about the oil spill disaster, if interested…

See article entitled: Giant Oil Slick Headed For Grand Isle by Rick Leventhal, at the following link:
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/06/27/giant-oil-slick-headed-for-grand-isle/

VIDEO: Large Oil Slick Threatens Grand Isle Massive oil slick headed toward Grand Isle, Louisiana, at the following link:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4260724/large-oil-slick-threatens-grand-isle

VIDEO: BP Oil Spill: Kindra Arnesen Venice LA Needs to Evacuate Posted by FluxRostrum Uploaded June 22, 2010 This Venice LA local has been granted full security clearance... has seen the disaster from every possible angle and is NOT impressed. Hear the horrors of the front lines and behind scenes workings of the BP Gulf Oil Spill Catastrophe. At the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYJDI8pK9Y&feature=youtu.be
Gulf Emergency Summit website:
http://GulfEmergencySummit.org

VIDEO: Fish Gasping For Air In The BP Gulf Oil Spill Waters - Marine Life Doomed Posted by AFAskygoddess Uploaded May 23, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVShXDsGD0I

See article entitled: Disaster in the Gulf: 69 Days and Counting...at the following link:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/28/disaster-gulf-days-counting/　

More on Kevin’s machines…..

See article entitled: Rep. Rohrabacher, Costner team up to fight spill, by Brian Rosenthal, at the following link:
http://www.ocregister.com/news/strong-254878-costner-gallons.html

See article entitled: Hero of the Gulf: The Feds Fought Costner and Costner Won, by John Nolte, at the following link:
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2010/06/26/hero-of-the-gulf-the-feds-fought-costner-and-costner-won/

See article about OTS COO Pat Smith, at the following link:
http://www.aspendailynews.com/print/141165

Excerpt from article entitled: Brad Pitt Bringing BP Oil Spill To The Big Screen?: The rumor mill is buzzing that Brad Pitt may be bringing a “dramatic” version of the BP oil spill to a movie theater near you. Sources are saying that the 46-year-old actor is talking with Hollywood execs about creating a film on the tragedy in the Gulf — which, unfortunately, still has no Hollywood ending in sight…..No word yet on if this rumor will turn out to be true — but can we suggest Kevin Costner for the lead? Just seem to fit.
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/06/24/brad-pitt-bringing-bp-oil-spill-to-the-big-screen/

Excerpt from article by Kent Hoover: A few days ago, a high-ranking BP executive called Costner and ordered 32 of his machines for use in the Gulf, three of which already are sitting on top of the massive leak. “We were holding our breath to get that phone call that I didn’t think would ever come,” Costner said…..Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, a local official on the front lines of the battle against the oil spill, is a former oilman who had seen Costner’s device at a trade show in Houston 10 years ago. Nungesser told one of Costner’s partners at Ocean Therapy Solutions that he knew that the machine would work and suggested Costner give him a call. At the following link:
http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2010/06/28/story8.html?b=1277697600%5E3561981

Excerpt from article by Donald J. Haberkorn: ...it was interesting to see Kevin Costner’s company Ocean Therapy Solutions is actually being brought online out in the spill, and BP has ordered 30 more devices to continue doing extraction. Doubters, go to the site www.ots.org. Often we think these stars are know-it-alls with lots of money who want the spotlight and aren’t providing solutions but opinions. OTS and Kevin are humble and caring in the face of this disaster. Refreshing to say the least. At the following link:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jun/26/citizen-environment-field-notes-welcomes-readers-n/

More tweets:
mecs02 @BP_America tweeted: Glad to see BP and Costner's Environmentalist working together. Bravo and congrats! :-)
ShittyWaitress tweeted: i personally believe kevin costner's invention is the answer - we gotta do everything we can. i cant stop thinking about the #oilspill.
olce tweeted: Wooho, you're the man! So proud of you, Kevin Costner!!!! #hero #hero #hero #hero
dckimpton tweeted: Kevin Costner may be the solution to the BP oil spill. He is so much more than just an actor in the world's greatest baseball ghost movie.
abby3dayatlanta tweeted: Sending #kuddos to Kevin Costner. Impressive!
QueenGena @burnanana tweeted: OMG, Kevin Costner's gonna save the world & as you know, I called that 20 years ago!! (He's still so cute)

See the article, if interested, entitled: Advances in Oil Spill Cleanup Lag Since Valdez, by Henry Fountain, at the following link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/us/25clean.html

See the article, if interested, entitled: Markey’s $50m bill to upgrade cleanups - Drilling funds would go to oil spill research, by D. C. Denison, at the followning link:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/06/25/markeys_50m_bill_to_upgrade_cleanups/

Four YouTube Videos......

VIDEO: Huckabee Posted by FoxNewsChannel Uploaded June 25, 2010 Saturday, 8p ET: Kevin Costner sits down with the Gov! Why the actor thinks the current oil spill strategy isn't working and he reveals his answer to finally get the Gulf back on track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asJa7UGMVSs


VIDEO: Kevin Costner's Oil-Water Separators Posted by IdahoNationalLab Uploaded June 24, 2010 You've probably heard about Kevin Costner's oil-water separators — BP bought 32 of them to help clean up the catastrophic Gulf oil spill. But did you know this technology was invented at INL 20 years ago? Check out this video, which features the inventor, INL's David Meikrantz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arrIsFDawbQ


VIDEO: Oil Spill Centrifuge Technology Deployed Posted by BPpic Uploaded June 24, 2010 Brian Musselman, director of operations for Hornbeck Offshore, and Lance Ortemond, general manager at D&L Salvage, explain the centrifuge technology. BP has created this YouTube channel to engage the public in an informative conversation and dialogue about our efforts associated with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We want our page to be an appropriate forum for everyone. For more information on our Commenting Policy, please see the Latest News section on our main page: http://youtube.com/bp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-e0TfwrIc


VIDEO: Kevin Costner Ocean Therapy Press Conference Posted by BPpic Uploaded June 24, 2010 Ocean Therapy Solutions and BP news conference and update on the ongoing efforts to deploy Ocean Therapy's oil separating centrifuge devices in the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the Horizon oil spill. BP has created this YouTube channel to engage the public in an informative conversation and dialogue about our efforts associated with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We want our page to be an appropriate forum for everyone. For more information on our Commenting Policy, please see the Latest News section on our main page: http://youtube.com/bp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlse59oyY3A

Kevin's two appearances this weekend....

RWServices tweeted: Wanna meet Kevin Costner and Gov Crist? Visit our booth at the ZeroEnergyAmerica Groundbreaking - Links to:
http://www.zeroenergyamerica.com/events.html
Help us celebrate the construction of a home that will have NO electric bills, have a much lighter impact on the environment, and will move us closer to energy independence as a nation. The celebration will kick-off with an official groundbreaking and the pour of some very unusual concrete. In addition, about twenty sponsors will be on site with hands-on, interactive presentations of the products and technology that makes zero energy homes possible. Come and see what the excitement is all about – this is only the beginning!
When: Friday, June 25, 2010 from 10am to 7pm (official ceremony and concrete pour starts at 11:00am) Where: 2712 Deer Track Way, Palm Harbor, Florida

http://www.foxnewsinsider.com/2010/06/24/this-weekend-kevin-costner-on-huckabee/ This Weekend: Kevin Costner on Huckabee Just got word from the producers of Huckabee that Kevin Costner will be on this weekend's show. In the exclusive interview, Costner will talk about his efforts to clean up the Gulf. Tune in Saturday and Sunday at 8pm ET

‘The New Daughter’ reviews…..

Excerpt from article entitled: Some films with big-name stars get little publicity by Michael Janusonis: But these days home video has proved to be the savior of many producers attempting to salvage some of their investment on films that theaters didn’t want to show, hoping that a big name might encourage retailers — and consumers — to give it a try. That’s why you can now find a DVD copy of Costner’s “The New Daughter.” At the following link:
http://www.projo.com/movies/content/when_did_they_make_this_06-25-10_5GI7P71_v19.50e3a0a.html

Anythinghorror tweeted: Check out my review of Costner's The New Daughter. I also posted my short horror scene up on the site!! Links to review by Scott Shoyer:
http://anythinghorror.com/2010/06/21/movie-reviews-the-new-daughter-2009/

Review by reelybored, at the following link:
http://reelybored.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/724/

Review by Dead Derrick, at the following link:
http://deadderrickreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-daughter-2010.html

Review by Chris Haberman, at the following link:
http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=902:the-new-daughter-dvdblu-ray-review&catid=58:dvd-blu-ray-reviews&Itemid=182

Review by Josh Begley, with spoilers clearly marked, at the following link:
http://movies.insidepulse.com/2010/05/20/the-new-daughter-blu-ray-review/

Review by Robert Fure, at the following link:
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/coroners-report-the-new-daughter.php

Review by Jeff Swindoll, at the following link:
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/reviews/article_1556803.php/The-New-Daughter-%E2%80%93-DVD-Review

Two new pictures and review by Jen Johans, at the following link:
http://reviews.filmintuition.com/2010/05/dvd-review-new-daughter-2009.html

Review by Chris Chiarella, at the following link:
http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/The-New-Daughter-Blu-ray.shtml

Three items…..

Article: Costner acts like a real musician By Jeff Dedekker, at the following link:
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Costner+acts+like+real+musician/3175128/story.html

VIDEO: Is Kevin Costner Coming To Millions Of Milkshakes Posted by hollywoodtv Uploaded June 22, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ei23u12xYs


VIDEO: Kevin Costner Talks To Hollywood.TV Posted by hollywoodtv Uploaded June 22, 2010 Kevin Costner Talks To HOLLYWOOD.TV At CNN Building In Hollywood, California. U.S.A., at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPpBf4Y36y4

More video of Kevin’s machines being deployed…..

VIDEO: Kevin Costner On The Gulf Oil Disaster pt. 1 Posted by MOXNEWSd0tCOM Uploaded June 22, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvrGKNIGC88


VIDEO: Kevin Costner On The Gulf Oil Disaster pt. 2 Posted by MOXNEWSd0tCOM Uploaded June 22, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk-XeI9XWdk&feature=player_embedded#at=56


VIDEO: BP turns to cleanup device backed by Kevin Costner – June 18, 2010 – BP has contracted Ocean Therapy Solutions for 32 centrifuge machines (Also Automatically Generated Transcript) at the following link:
http://multimedia.boston.com/m/31908037/bp-turns-to-cleanup-device-backed-by-kevin-costner.htm

Watch this at Boston.com

VIDEO: Kevin Costner tells Congress of his oil spill plan, June 9, 2010, at the following link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10280319.stm

VIDEO: Cleaning Up The Spill - Kevin Costner's business partner discusses their joint efforts to help with the Gulf disaster, June 10, 2010 at the following link:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4234047

VIDEO: House Science Costner Oil Clean Up RX 29, at the following link:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/house-science-costner-oil-clean-up-rx-29/2353593629

VIDEO: Kevin Costner Cuts – CNN ImageSource, at the following link:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/kevin-costner-cuts/2785940568/?icid=VIDURVSTO02

VIDEO: Costner Heads To D.C. To Discuss Oil Spill Cleanup June 9, 2010 Actor Kevin Costner is headed to Washington, D.C. to discuss his oil spill cleanup idea. Lisa Sigell reports, at the following link:
http://cbs2.com/video/?id=136868@kcbs.dayport.com

More videos and audio about Kevin’s machines being deployed…..

Update: Costner’s machines working “fantastic” by Jay Vise – Article and AUDIO CLIP, at the following link:
http://www.wwl.com/Update--Costner-s-machines-working--fantastic-/7521840

VIDEO: TMZ- Kevin Costner – Oil Savior – Kevin in LAX yesterday, June 21, 2010 at the following link:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/kevin-costner-oil-savior/4055979034

VIDEO Kevin Costner Joins Gulf Coast Clean-Up Effort, at the following link:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/as-seen-on/Kevin_Costner_Joins_Gulf_Coast_Clean-Up_Effort_Los_Angeles.html

Costner News Conference Cuts ## Shot 06/09/2010. ## Kevin Costner on Capitol Hill ## QC: David CNN Image Source
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/costner-news-conference-cuts/2835116624

Picture of Kevin in hallway of Senate Hearing, June 17, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/energycommerce/4720992569/

VIDEO: Costner On Hill - ## Shot 06/17/2010. ## footage of Kevin Costner on Capitol Hill today ## CNN ImageSource at the following link:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/costner-on-hill/4250065389/?icid=VIDURVSTO03

Video of the oil disaster worth viewing, no KC mention…..

VIDEO: Health concerns follow oil’s path, at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=37861145�

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

VIDEO: Leak making Gulf water toxic – Day 63, at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=37861145�

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

VIDEO: Getting a close-up of BP’s cleanup with Brian Williams and Kerry Sanders – Day 64, at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=37861145�

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Kevin’s appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live…..

VIDEO: Can Kevin Costner save the Gulf? CNN's Larry King talks to actor Kevin Costner about BP contracting his business for the oil spill clean up. At the following link:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/06/22/lkl.costner.gulf.oil.spill.cnn?iref=allsearch


Transcript link: June 22, 2010 - Source: Gen. McChrystal Prepared to Resign; Kevin Costner on Gulf Oil Disaster, at the following link:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/lkl.html

VIDEO: Kevin Costner Might Be Able to Help the Gulf Coast Posted by Oliver Miller, at the following link:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/06/23/kevin-costner-might-be-able-to-help-the-gulf-coast-video/

KC & MW to play Vancouver, BC…..

According to the following link:
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/69282--pne-announces-summer-concert-lineup
The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) announces their summer concert lineup. Kevin Costner and Modern West will play Saturday, August 21, 2010. See the PNE website for all the details:
http://www.pne.ca/thefair/live-shows/summer-night-concerts.html

From Kevin’s Senate Hearing testimony…..

VIDEO: Hearing on Harnessing Small Business Innovation: Navigating the Evaluation Process for Gulf Coast Oil Cleanup Proposals, June 17, 2010, at the following link:
http://sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=ae73761e-92e0-4cbc-a9ba-b703fa2ffbcc&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=43eb5e02-e987-4077-b9a7-1e5a9cf28964

Kevin’s testimony in PDF, at the following link:
http://sbc.senate.gov/public/?p=Search&q=Costner

Note: I couldn’t get either of the above items to work for me but I’m guessing it’s because of my computer. I saved the PDF files for when I can have a new computer.

More on Kevin’s solution for the Gulf….

DanaRohrabacher tweeted: Hosted Kevin Costner & members of Congress for dinner at my place in DC, supporting new tech 2 clean up #oilspills (8:20pm, June 17th)

VIDEO: Costner joins in Gulf cleanup - Aired: 06/18/10 Fox 35 Orlando, at the following link:
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=6b5cad8b-0d0e-4616-8ac4-1b7c24addcca


Excerpt from the article by Dana Blankenhorn: Yet for nearly 20 years Costner has been the oil industry’s Flying Dutchman, wandering the world with this solution, unable to land, because no one would even acknowledge the problem. Observers still wonder whether BP is serious about using it or is just engaging in PR by signing a letter of intent with the company. At the following link:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/open-source-and-the-oilpatch/6711
The letter of intent, at the following link:
www.ots.org/news10062010.php

Excerpt from article by Chris Yogerst: We are lucky that there are actually people who won’t give up and continue to desperately try to save the Gulf (see Bobby Jindal and Kevin Costner), at the following link:
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cyogerst/2010/06/21/the-once-universally-beloved-roger-ebert-exploits-gulf-crisis-for-political-gain/

The following items are not about Kevin but are items I think are important enough to post here:

Tracking animal fatalities using Fish & Wildlife Service data, at the following link:
http://dailydeadbirds.com/

Article: Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore By Jay Reeves, John Flesher and Tamara Lush, at the following link:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/23923549/detail.html

Article: BP Oil Spill: By The Numbers By Christopher Helman, at the following link:
http://blogs.forbes.com/energysource/2010/06/21/bp-oil-spill-by-the-numbers/

Article: End of the oil gush? BP thinks August By Curtis Morgan At Day 60 of frustration and failure in the Gulf of Mexico, a grim reality has set in: Update of the situation, a the following link:
http://www.bradenton.com/2010/06/19/2374221/end-of-the-oil-gush-bp-thinks.html

VIDEO: Who’s in Charge of Oil Cleanup? Louisiana Governor Jindal frustrated over decisions-making red tape, at the following link:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/bp-oil-cleanup-louisiana-jindal-10946558

Kevin confirmed for Larry King Live….

As of nine hours ago, Kevin has been added to their website as Tuesday evening’s guest. It says: The Oscar winner says he’s got solutions to help clean up the Gulf Coast oil disaster – and he’s teaming up with BP to put his water-cleaning machines to the test! There’s a link to email questions at the following link:
http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/21/coming-up-on-lkl-20/?iref=allsearch
Check you local listings for the time.

Heard Kevin is to be on Larry King…..

Saw a posting on a forum that said they heard that Kevin is going to be on Larry King, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. I haven’t found verification of it so be sure to check it out if you get CNN. They have a transcript site so those of us who can't see it can at least read it.

A Larry King program I did get verification for is his Special two-hour "Disaster In The Gulf: How You Can Help" airs Monday evening from 8 to 10 on CNN and promises heavy celeb hitters like it-boy Justin Bieber, actress Cameron Diaz, comediennes Kathy Griffin and Chelsea Handler, "American Idol's" Randy Jackson, rocker Lenny Kravitz, country crooner Tim McGraw, actor/director Robert Redford, Sting and, um, exercise/diet guru Richard Simmons. The event will raise money for United Way, the National Wildlife Federation and the Nature Conservancy.

And more on Kevin’s machines being deployed….

Six pictures of the House testimony and Press Conference, at the following link:
http://law.rightpundits.com/?p=1829

Picture at the following link:
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100619/FEATURES12/100619149/1292?Title=Actor-oilfield-companies-partner-to-battle-spill

VIDEO: Costner Test Oil-Cleaning Machine In Port Fourchon - BP Purchases 32 Machines That Process 210,000 Gallons Of Oil A Day, a the following link:
http://www.wdsu.com/news/23958290/detail.html

VIDEO: Costner to supply 32 machines to cleanup effort - Article by Paul Murphy - 06-18-10, at the following link:
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49425320100619

VIDEO: Kevin Costner vient en aide à BP Posted by BFMTV Uploaded June 20, 2010 Le groupe pétrolier britannique BP a acheté 32 centrifugeuses à l'acteur et réalisateur américain Kevin Costner afin de lutter contre la marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique. At the following link: (I love listening to the French language!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw7pGdmimMw

Excerpt from Celebrity roundup: The Power Of One - Will Kevin Costner's newest movie be called Oil World? Because the Oscar winner, 55, has an ingenious device for cleaning up the disastrous mess in the Gulf. At the following link:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/19/1689132/celebrity-roundup.html

Article by Holbrook Mohr and Michael Kunzelman, at the following link:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/96709504.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Article by Allen Johnson, at the following link:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWYf3ObkymODjRAXHo33C3R0V8ww

More on Ocean Therapy Solutions’ deployment……

VIDEO: Costner to supply 32 machines to cleanup effort - June 18, 2010, at the following link:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/Costner-to-supply-32-machines-to-cleanup-effort-96701009.html


VIDEO: Kevin Costner vient en aide à BP Posted by BFMTV Uploaded June 20, 2010 Le groupe pétrolier britannique BP a acheté 32 centrifugeuses à l'acteur et réalisateur américain Kevin Costner afin de lutter contre la marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique. At the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw7pGdmimMw


See the article by Holbrook Mohr and Michael Kunzelman, AP, at the following link:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/96709504.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

See the picture and article by Kathrine Schmidt, at the following link:
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100619/FEATURES12/100619149/1292?Title=Actor-oilfield-companies-partner-to-battle-spill

Excerpt from Celebrity roundup: The Power Of One Will Kevin Costner's newest movie be called Oil World? Because the Oscar winner, 55, has an ingenious device for cleaning up the disastrous mess in the Gulf. At the following link:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/19/1689132/celebrity-roundup.html

More about Kevin’s machines being deployed…..

VIDEO: CTV National News: Paul Workman on the progress BP has signed a deal with actor Kevin Costner to use technology developed by his private company, which uses a centrifuge to separate oil from water. At the following link: (The part of this video with Kevin and Annie was shown on my local news station):
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20100618/bp-hayward-100618/

See article by Jeffrey Jones, at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37791727

BP_America tweeted: BP met with Kevin Costner's Ocean Therapy Solutions team yesterday. Field tested oil separating centrifuge devices. See article it links to:
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/06/kevin_costners_centrifuges_dep.html

See article entitled: Barges OK’d to Block Oil Spill from La. Bay Plan Calls from 50 Barges to be Anchored Together, Tied End-to-End to Stretch 7,000 Feet Across, at the following link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/18/eveningnews/main6596338.shtml

VIDEO: Rogue Tactics Combat Oil After a week-long battle with the coast guard for permission, officials are finally beginning to blockade Louisiana's Barataria Bay's entrance with barges. Don Teague reports. At the following link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6596400n&tag=related;photovideo

See the article by Ucilia Wang, entitled: Kevin Costner, the New Face of Entrepreneurs, at the following link:
http://earth2tech.com/2010/06/18/kevin-costner-the-new-face-of-entrepreneurs/

More video about the oil spill disaster…..

VIDEO: The Rachel Maddow Show: Dance of the oil skimmers at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37789688#37768762

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VIDEO: The Rachel Maddow Show: Locals take charge of oil clean-up efforts at the following links:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37789688#37768762

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VIDEO: Andrea Mitchell Reports: Gulf wetlands turn toxic at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37789688#37766824

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More videos about Kevin’s machines….

VIDEO: Rogue Tactics Combat Oil After a week-long battle with the coast guard for permission, officials are finally beginning to blockade Louisiana's Barataria Bay's entrance with barges. Don Teague reports. At the following link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6596400n&tag=related;photovideo

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VIDEO: A Machine To Fight The Oil Spill: Kevin Costner’s patience pays off Posted by yaseechannel9 Uploaded June 18, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtT6wT-0ff8


VIDEO: Waterworld Star Kevin Costner has a Plan to Save the Gulf from Oil: Solar Thermal Magazine Posted by lazyperfectionist1 Uploaded June 19, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPFHc2FqT8



VIDEO: 2010-6-18 VOA Voice of America Posted by VOAdownload Uploaded June 18, 2010 - Embattled BP CEO removed from spill oversight / BP purchased oil-cleaning machines from Kevin Costner and other news. (In a different language but has some KC and some interesting news) At the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nsk7S6WLK0


VIDEO: Der mit dem Wolf tanzt ist Der Öl vom Wasser Trennt Posted by dokuundso1 Uploaded June 19, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y972x1HHVWw


VIDEO: Kevin Costsner alquila equipos para limpiar el Golfo Posted by YEL7477 Uploaded June 19, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPMq0tUH09Y

More tweets in support of Kevin’s machines…..

stephhoskins tweeted: Oh... AND Kevin Costner might be my hero! (Cross your fingers for the machine to work)
Andjelija @SusanLorelei tweeted: The damage it's doing breaks my heart. Can't read or look at any more pics. BP needs to step up. Did u read about K Costner?
MHCranberry tweeted: Hey, everyone who was snippy about Costner, check this out.
http://bit.ly/cY2EQF Solutions come from unexpected places. Open minds...
Strykerdlh @tonylamm tweeted: Not to worry. BP ordered like 35 of Keven Costner's separators. Wish the oil companies and Gov would have gotten those sooner.
thebodyknows tweeted: If you thought heartthrob actor Kevin Costner was just a pretty face, read on. http://bit.ly/9qXOPk
elifbeall tweeted: Kevin Costner's latest role: Rescuing Gulf of Mexico from oil spill through technology he funded
ArkansasFred tweeted: I wonder if Kevin Costner has designed some sort of machine that makes teams stop sucking at baseball.
Carls_Burgs tweeted: Wow Kevin Costner! Oil separating centrifuges? Where did you find the time? I'm impressed.
MickPuck tweeted: The smart-alecs who sneered at Kevin Costner's offer to help the Gulf oil clean-up should read this http://bit.ly/bHUYtU and apologise!
junemeadow tweeted: Pray it works! RT @guardianeco @grist Kevin Costner's coming to the rescue gleaning oil from water
cathyybauer tweeted: Read Kevin Costner's testimony house of reps & interview GMA. Whoa not just a pretty face- idealist put money/time where his heart led!
RobertPthe3rd tweeted: He should charge BP 3.15$ for every gallon
ThePloughboy tweeted: Kevin Costner is an actor, musician and oil-spill expert. An oil-spill expert? Yup, he just might help BP save its butt
debimazar tweeted: Thank God for Kevin Costner!I hope his invention helps cleanup the Gulf! Thankyou Mr.C!
nomadcreations tweeted: I have a new appreciation for Kevin Costner. Maybe his magic machine can save the gulf. At least he puts his money where his mouth is.
foxy_lorri @nature_org tweeted: Horray for Mr Kevin Costner!! What a great guy
tuinimary @methodtweet tweeted: I'd like to high-five Kevin Costner because his invention is helping to clean up the oil spill

More on Kevin’s machines to be deployed and the oil disaster…..

VIDEO: Kevin Costner’s Machines Purchased by BP Executives hope devices can help separate 130,000 barrels of oil from water per day - June 19, 2010 at the following link:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4245892/kevin-costners-machines-purchased-by-bp/


VIDEO: Kevin Costner speaks about oil spill Aired: 06-17-10 at the following link:
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=33ac0356-8221-4039-b318-5bf8f8a6d863


Article worth reading, entitled: Oil-suckers running at full tilt. Excerpt: Bottom line? Let's hope that the reinforcements traveling in high gear, that the burning downshifts soon, and that the hurricane season stays stuck in low gear, at the following link:
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/18/4528626-oil-suckers-running-at-full-tilt

VIDEO: The Dylan Ratigan Show: Concerns grow about water contamination, June 18, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37789688#37787003

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VIDEO: Andrea Mitchell Reports: Toxicity invades Gulf with Jeff Corwin at the following link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37789688#37783717

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Pictures of Port Fourchon News Conference….

Pictures of the Port Fourchon News Conference, today, June 18, 2010, at the following links:
http://www.daylife.com/search?q=Costner

http://channels.isp.netscape.com/celebrity/photosearch.jsp?cap=Costner

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=Kevin%20Costner&src=standard

Graphic: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Oil location forecast: June 18, 2010: http://latest.prnewswire.com/page/gulf-oil-spill

More of the Senate Hearing and Kevin’s machines…..

”Kevin Costner just showed up”, wrote Kitty Felde, “and is sitting at the end of our press row. Perhaps when the House Energy and Commerce Committee is done with BP's Tony Hayward, Costner will be able to tell his story. Or maybe we'll go out to Nats Stadium and "have a catch." Twenty minutes later....no testimony. Just watching. Costner has left the hearing room.” At the following link:
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/kitty-felde/2010/06/17/kevin-costner-just-showed/

Another excerpt from Kitty Felde: “Democratic Congresswoman Grace Napolitano of Norwalk has stepped in. She says she spotted Costner in a House office cafeteria and stopped by to chat. She describes his invention as a “gizmo” machine that is skimming very, very successfully. "I have a great interest in that," she says. "So we’re trying to connect him with the interior’s person, direct person who can begin to look at this." At the following link:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/06/18/actor-kevin-costner-takes-his-oil-cleanup-idea-cap/

From “Live Blogging BP’s Hayward on Capitol Hill” by Gabriella Stern, dated June 17, 2010: 12:37pm: Is that Bull Durham watching the hearing? Whoever it is, it looks like Kevin Costner. 12:41pm: Regarding the Kevin Costner sighting - he testified at yesterday's oil spill hearing, according to news reports. He's apparently helping suggest technical fixes for the clean-up. 1:04pm: A colleague tells me Kevin Costner's character in the film, Bull Durham, wasn't named Bull Durham. It was Crash Davis. Mea culpa. At the following link:
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2010/06/17/live-blogging-bps-hayward-on-capitol-hill/

Kevin Costner: From BP oil spill saviour to president? We think so! At the following link:
http://www.metro.co.uk/film/831494-kevin-costner-from-bp-oil-spill-saviour-to-president-we-think-so

Excerpt from article by Gary Perilloux: BP’s Curry said that’s being done, pointing to the order of 32 oil-separating devices from a company controlled by actor Kevin Costner. Another 10 devices have been ordered for removing beach tar deposits, though Curry couldn’t say how much the company will spend on either device. To date, BP has spent $1.3 billion on the response to the April 20 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that left 11 dead and spawned the Gulf floor leak. At the following link:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/96533639.html

Excerpt from USAToday: The water-cleaning centrifuges sold by movie star Kevin Costner to BP for oil spill clean-up testing have received a thumbs-up from at least one scientist -- its inventor. "A fleet of these could make a significant impact," says Dave Meikrantz of the Energy Department's Idaho National Laboratory, who patented the devices with INL in 1990, and later sold the rights to Costner's company in 1993. "It is most gratifying to make a technical contribution during the past decades that can assist today in a major environmental incident in the Gulf of Mexico." At the following link:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/06/kevin-costners-oil-separation-inventor-weighs-in-on-gulf-spill/1

See article entitled: Local technology to help Gulf cleanup by Brian Duggan, at the following link:
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20100617/NEWS/100619600/1001&parentprofile=1058

Today’s press conference video…..

VIDEO: BP turns to cleanup device backed by Kevin Costner - BP has announced it has ordered 32 machines designed by actor Kevin Costner to clean up the oil spill. The machine separates oil from water and manages to recycle the crude at the same time. Costner says that with any drilling operation, there is oil spilled, "whether we choose to acknowledge it or not." He says the Exxon Valdez was known as a disaster, but, "there's not a word big enough, or ugly enough" to describe the Gulf oil leak. At the following link:
http://www.necn.com/06/18/10/BP-turns-to-cleanup-device-backed-by-Kev/landing.html?blockID=256423&feedID=4215

One of Kevin’s machines to be deployed today…..

Ocean Therapy Solutions’ Photostream, at the following link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51235291@N08/

Excerpt from article by Chris Miller: Actor Kevin Costner today joins with BP officials to tout plans to finally start using a machine Costner has backed that can rapidly remove 99 percent of oil from water. Costner said it wasn't until this week that BP decided to put his machines into action. Costner still isn't happy it took this long -- since he helped develop the machine a decade ago -- and arrived to help with the Deepwater Horizon disaster less than two weeks after the explosion. At the following link:
http://www.wwl.com/Kevin-Costner--BP-announce-plans-to-use-Costner-s-/7499869

Excerpt from article by Sven Berg: David Meikrantz, the scientist who invented the centrifuge and has been a technical advisor for Costner’s companies said, “The oil content in the purified water is about 50 parts per million. That's a little higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's preference of 35 parts per million but it's a lot better than what's floating through the Gulf right now. The problem with Kevin realizing his dreams was there was no big spill.” At the following link:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/18/1236284/bp-turns-to-inl-scientists-invention.html

Excerpt from article by UPI: Pat Smith, chief operating officer for Ocean Therapy, said the company's plant in Nevada will be able to produce 10 machines a month. The largest units can clean as much as 210,000 gallons of oily water a day, the company said, moving the oil to storage tanks. The company said the device removes 99 percent of the oil from water. Costner has been funding research on the equipment for 15 years. At the following link:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/06/18/Costner-device-to-be-deployed-in-gulf/UPI-82471276880847/

Excerpt from article by Kent Hoover: Maybe Costner’s celebrity status helped him stand out from the crowd. Or maybe his years of promoting the technology finally paid off. It turns out that Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser, a local official on the front lines of the battle against the oil spill, is a former oilman who had seen Costner’s device at a trade show in Houston 10 years ago. Nungesser told Costner’s business partner that he knew that the machine would work, and suggested Costner give him a call. At the following link:
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/capital/2010/06/17/red-tape-could-be-blocking-entrepreneurial-solutions-to-gulf-oil-disaster

Excerpt from article by Melissa Lott: After nearly two months of feeling helpless, I am excited to hear about a technological solution that might help in the situation we have now – where the oil has already escaped and contaminated the surrounding environment. While this technology cannot stop the flow of oil or undo the damage already done to the gulf coast, it might limit future harm as we wait for the solution that will finally stop this oil leak. At the following link:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/18/the-red-carpet-treatment-for-the-gulf-oil-spill/

Excerpt from article by Carl Bagh: Kevin Costner testified before the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee asking the members to legislate centrifugal-devices stating "We've legislated life preservers. We legislated fire extinguishers, we legislated lifeboats and first aid kits. It seems logical that as long as the oil industry profits from the sea, they have the legal obligation to protect it, except when they find themselves fighting for life and limb." At the following link:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/29395/20100618/kevin-costner-bp-oil-spill-waterworld.htm