http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/3940/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/usa_turns_down_help_dutch_oil_spill <p>Why does neither the U.S. government nor U.S. energy companies have on hand the cleanup technology available in Europe? Ironically, the superior European technology runs afoul of U.S. environmental rules. The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. Nearly oil-free isn't good enough for the U.S. regulators, who ha