I found this on Naturebee. A Pittsburgh area company makes those booms that (attempt to) contain the oil spill. The booms they make are filled with beeswax - microorganisms in the water eat both the oil and the beeswax and leave NOTHING - no oil, no residue. In the article, they don't say where they get all this beeswax - an apiary behind the plant? tons of environmentally focused beekeepers in Philly?
http://kdka.com/local/beeswax.bioboom.robinson.2.1754000.html (http://kdka.com/local/beeswax.bioboom.robinson.2.1754000.html)
Linda T in Atlanta