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BP knew Costner idea a bust

Rick Outzen July 12, 2011

We know that much of what BP did last summer was all “ponies and balloons.” Publicity stunts to prop up stock prices and quell the masses. The Guardian reports that experts say oil company spent $16 million on actor Kevin Costner’s oil-water separation machines and gave top priority to testing his devices…despite field test failures. Read more.

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”