PART 2

“Craven talks about the role of the media in helping to find solutions”

Honolulu, Hawaii

FORMER CHIEF SCIENTIST OF US NAVY SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE HAS SUGGESTIONS FOR BP—WHY ISN’T THIS RESOURCE BEING EXPLOITED?

JUNE 8, 2010— JOHN PINA CRAVEN’S JOB WAS SOLVING PROBLEMS DEEP UNDER THE OCEAN FOR THE NAVY INCLUDING AN OIL WELL LEAK OFF THE COAST OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.–Craven’s  job as the Director of the Navy’s Office of Special Projects required him to deal with many challenges. Despite his history of solving problems as intractable as the current BP oil leak, nobody has contacted Craven. In an interview with independent investigative journalist, Glenn Murphy, Craven said that maybe BP’s officials think that he is dead because he had a serious accident about two years ago.

Craven’s book “The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath The Sea,” details the many complex deep water projects that he handled while Director of the Navy’s office of Special Projects. Among these projects was the repair of a oil-spurting fissure in the ocean floor off of Santa Barbara, California’s coast. His innovative use of a tent to contain the spill and permit the oil to be siphoned off saved the coastline as well as setting the stage for the seal that was put into place. While the depth of the BP leak precludes the use of a tent, this only one example of some of the difficult problems that Craven solved for the Navy.

In his interview with Glenn Murphy, Craven shared stories of past difficult problems that he had solved. Craven expressed his desire to help with the BP problem, but would not share specifics of his approach with anyone but the representatives of BP. Craven would not be the only resource being brought to bear as he has a cadre of senior scientists that he has kept in touch with who could provide additional expertise. The question is: “Why hasn’t this valuable resource been tapped by BP?”

Excerpts from Murphy’s interview with Craven are located at these Youtube links:

PART 5

“Craven provides some thoughts on the BP situation”

PART 6

“Amplification on the BP issues”

FINAL CRAVEN INTERVIEW

Relying upon its own resources reduces the number of ideas that BP draws upon to bring this disaster to a close. It is not feasible to wait months to stop this ecological catastrophe. The longer that the oil leaks into the ocean, the greater the damage not just to the ocean, but land and life everywhere. The volatile organic carbon, particularly in gaseous form, evaporate and disperse in rainwater and contaminate land everywhere. If this occurs, it poisons crops, lifestock, forests and water tables.

Before the oil leak and the tons of toxic dispersants kill any more wildlife, sicken any more people or destroy any more natural beauty, perhaps BP might want to tap the expertise of John Pena Craven and his colleagues.

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This report was brought to you by Glenn Murphy, Independent Journalist and producer of Free Will, an independent film production.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Glenn Murphy: (509) 312 9835 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting                       (509) 312 9835      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
John Pina Craven (808) 373-9369 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting               (808) 373-9369      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

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