Before anyone materializes to nitpick, I'm sure there are people who can find a way to profit off of oil spills. Such would not occur to Elliot, however, SO THERE.
Also, limited panel space to make a joke about it.
Side note: It's been a while since I watched Captain Planet. Did it make ANY sense that the villains wanted to pollute, or was it just "bwah ha ha ha, pollution for no well explained reason"?