The New Green Economy

I’m a strong supporter in real solutions.  In every aspect of our lives, the natural environment continually surprises me with its resilience and persistence.  The more our society pollutes, the more I search for the natural component that’s ready to step to the plate and heal the wounds inflicted by so many unconscious decisions.

The BP oil spill left me again looking for its healing counterpart.  I’d remembered reading it somewhere: the eater and healer of petroleum hydrocarbons, but the “what” continued to allude me.  As solution driven as always, I finally came across the “what” that I had once read, and I decided to share it with my fellow seekers.

Hidden in one of my most beloved books, The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins, I reread the sought remembrance on pages 56-59 under Compost Miracles.

President Obama met Sunday with local, state, and federal authorities to survey the damage of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began after an offshore drilling rig exploded on April 20 off the coast of Louisiana.

At the end of the day, the president gave a briefing from the small town of Venice, LA—a place many believe will be the first community to be affected by the spill as it moves inland.  “Now, I think the American people are now aware, certainly the folks down in the Gulf are aware, that we're dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster,” said Obama.

The BP disaster is already being compared to the 1989 Exxon Valdez off the coast of Alaska—the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 55 days now since the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded and crude oil began spewing forth in staggering amounts into the Gulf of Mexico.  While it was originally estimated that some 5,000 barrels were polluting Louisiana coastal waters on a daily basis, experts now believe that number may be upwards of up to 40,000 barrels or 1.7 million gallons on a daily basis.