How about using the hay idea (below from CWRoberts) and other low tech ideas to help? Time for enlisting the fisherman and farmers on the Gulf for Plan B? It worked for the British at Dunkirk. Could it work for British Petroleum?
Related Reading:
Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say
The New York Times (13 May 10)
A Volcano of Oil Erupting
Examiner.com (13 May 10)
Two Wise American Farmers Are Right – Hay Should Begin To Move To The Gulf Immediately 14 May 10