SAND BURMS in Louisiana: Are burms a real solution? I keep hearing they are “necessary to keep the oil out”, but some environmentalists seem to think burms are necessary only if nothing else is done, and even then, will not be a real “barrier”, but ultimately will be more like a filter. Does anyone know [...]

Maybe the craziest idea so far: the “nuclear option”… there has been mounting speculation that a nuclear device could be dropped deep into the ruptured BP oil well, then detonated to effectively melt the surrounding geology, permanently sealing the well. The environmental fallout could be devastating, and such a detonation has never, truly, been a [...]

The first solution that has to be implemented anywhere there is a high incidence of malarial infection is advanced anti-mosquito netting. There are now nets infused with chemical mosquito-cide that is not harmful to human health and that has an effective life long enough to stave off infection over time, if used daily. Simple solutions [...]