There are many eco friendly solutions to the terrible problem of oil spills, unfortunately they do not seem to be used when most needed.
Below is an excerpt from a television show almost 20 years ago now. this is just one solution available out there today. Maybe not the best one, or maybe the sort of solution that needs to work in conjunction with other techniques.
The guys at www.spillfighters.com have a few more ideas and information on how we may battle these polutants to our beautiful world.