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'Spillionaires' Cleaning Up On the BP Oil Spill

ABC NEWS/MONEY -- It was bound to happen. Are you as disgusted as I am?

Mark Miller, whose environmental clean-up firm has hired nearly 1,500 workers in the Gulf Coast in the past month, takes issue with the term "spillionaire" -- those who are cleaning up from the oil cleanup.
"There are probably companies or people who became 'oil spill' experts in the Gulf of Mexico the day the spill happened," said Miller, owner of the New York-based Miller Environmental Group, which was founded in 1971. "The 'spillionaire' term, which originated with the Exxon Valdez spill, was more geared towards the instant expert and instant contractor that capitalized on that event and really didn't come with the real structure and capability and experience."

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Submitted Jul 30, 2010 By: Centaur1129

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gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,203 Points:245,355 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 7:10:27 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse The so-called "spillionares" came out in droves in an attempt to get paid; BP hired a lot of them.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,906 Points:1,092,475 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 6:40:13 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse No mater where you go there will be crooks trying to get your money for not doing what they say they will do.
tarheelcoastie Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,008 Points:662,745 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 3:41:25 PM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse Bound to happen ...
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,798 Points:1,250,520 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 3:26:53 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse can;'t see preferring to have Venezuelans; Cubans, or Mexicans cleaning it up and getting the jobs' income.
Kimosanchez47 Rookie Author Oregon Posts:11 Points:2,900 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 1:12:55 PM Ignore Kimosanchez47 Report Abuse Getrdone
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:7,301 Points:1,380,245 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 1:11:04 PM Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse IT's good know someone cares beyond the $$$.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,581 Points:723,335 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:40:50 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Good business.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,265 Points:1,333,725 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:19:54 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse The massive oil spill has to be cleaned up.
ncomet1 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,289 Points:408,780 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:14:14 PM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse Somebody had to come up with a way to clean up the spill. I'm just glad that it is an American company that is reaping the reward because they earned it.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,716 Points:982,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 11:54:46 AM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse If the oil companies themselves cannot clean up after themselves, applause to those who invest their time, effort and resources in the business of doing what the oil industry fails to do. And if they make a lot of money doing an honest job that the oil companies could have done, even better for them.