Hi,
If we are to keep on going about big-time digging for oil we need all the ideas we can come up with in case of new spills and/or accidents.
Per the following article from Science Daily, students of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have put their thinking caps on. They just may be going to the bank with the idea as well.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101111101408.htm
Their "spill" vacuum is designed to first blow bark onto an oil spill and then vacuum it up. It's reported to be quite effective.
Venson
This message was modified Nov 12, 2010 by Venson