It’s official. The grounding of the Rena on the Astrolabe Reef is New Zealand’s worst marine environmental disaster. Who needs ECO Villains??? In this rare photo the Carbon Cowboy can be seen gloating…it will be a long and painful recovery period, but we’re lucky the environment is so forgiving of human idiocy.

Hey, have you ever wondered where the Carbon Cowboy likes to hang out when he’s down here on planet Earth? We’ve managed to get a sneaky preview…an oil platform of all places! Here are some amazing oil facts to impress your friends and family, have fun. Did you know that oil is non-renewable energy source and belongs to fossil fuels, together with coal and natural gas. Oil was formed more than 300 million years ago. Oil has been used for more than 5000 years (ancient Babylonians and Sumerians had used crude oil). Oil can be found under ground in areas of rock that are porous and contain the oil within the rock itself. Oil is made into many different products …