Cameron, who “worked extensively with robot submarines and is considered an expert in undersea filming,” expressed his frustrations at the All Things Digital technology conference:
“Over the last few weeks I’ve watched, as we all have, with growing horror and heartache, watching what’s happening in the Gulf and thinking those morons don’t know what they’re doing.”
Following the brainstorming meeting at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Cameron said BP “graciously” said they did not want his help.
According to ABC News, Cameron “has helped develop deep-sea submersible equipment and other underwater ocean technology for the making of documentaries exploring the wrecks of the ocean liner Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck
Cameron did, however, acknowledge that the “really, really, really smart people” he knows do not drill for oil. Nonetheless, their expertise is something he thinks BP could use.
Almost a month and a half after the oil spill occurred, a solution is unclear–and who might possibly have a solution is also unclear. The company helpline, with 80 telephone operators, has been inundated with suggestions. By June 2, BP “had received 31,600 suggestions from members of the public on how to plug the well, or deal with the oil slicks already in the sea.”
Do you have any ideas on how to fix this mess? You can tell BP, by calling (281) 366-5511.