If I were CEO: "Make BP Green Again and Earn a Million Dollars"

If I were the CEO of BP when the oil spill began, and it was evident no viable solution existed within BP, I'd have launched a "Make BP Green Again and Earn a Million Dollars" contest.  I would have invited contestants to siphon, soak, shovel, or implement innovative solutions to clean up the oil or close off the broken well.  There would be one million dollars for each of three winners-

• One Million to an individual/small business whose initiatives collected the most oil,
• One Million to a 100+ employee corporation that helped collect the most oil, and
• One Million to an individual/company that actually stoped the leak.

This contest would encourage everyone to work towards finding a solution fast, and would remove oil from the gulf as quickly as possible.  Additionally, I'd pay all persons who entered the contest for crude oil they actually removed from the Gulf. 

It would be a win-win-win situation for contestants, the Gulf region, and BP.  Likely, BP spent millions on the clean-up anyway, and immediately involving others in clean-up efforts would have shortened the duration of the crisis, and would have lessened its severity.