How’s this for awesome:

After investing 15 years and millions of his own money in new oil-separation technology, Costner hopes to help clean the oil from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico at a faster and more successful rate than ever before.

Moved by the catastrophic Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, the Oscar winner and ardent fisherman bought new centrifugal oil separators from the government in 1995, investing $24 million to develop the vacuum-like machines for the private sector.

Fifteen years later, BP has approved six of the machines for testing in the gulf, where they will extract the spilled oil, send it back to a tanker and pump 99 percent purified water back into the ocean.

Kevin Costner (Septner), you rock. Thanks for taking the initiative on this one when so many people are just sitting around pointing fingers.

Stacey: My mom will love this story.  Kevin Costner is her Hollywood boyfriend.

(Source: AOL News, pic: Socialite Life)

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