• Susan Walsh / AP

    Kevin Costner, actor and partner of Ocean Therapy Solutions, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 9, 2010, to testify before the House Science and Technology subcommittee hearing on the effectiveness of oil spill cleanups.

    Mr. Waterworld goes to Washington

    Costner’s interest in and involvement with oil spill crises is not new. In 1989, he was motivated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster to help fund research to develop oil spill mitigation technology.

    That same ship, the Exxon Valdez, also appeared in Costner’s post-apocalyptic movie, “Waterworld” in which his character infiltrates the ship to rescue a child who holds the key to the future.