Looking for the person who may ultimately be to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf ? Well, may I introduce to you Mr. Edwin Drake . Sure, judging from his grainy, black-and-white photograph, he doesn’t seem like much of a culprit, but we have Drake to thank for the rise of nearly the entire US oil industry. Despite his original career as a train conductor, Drake would eventually be regarded as being responsible for revolutionizing the fledgling “rock oil” business with his game-cha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
