Disasters, like war, spawn inventions

In light of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of chemists led by Dr. George John at CCNY, has developed a new, nontoxic, biodegradable, renewable, etc etc oil recovery agent.

More details here: http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/CCNY_Led_Team_Develops_Non_Toxic_Oil_Recovery_Agent_999.html

Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. And disasters on this scale put money in the development.

-JRS