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The Methane Apocalypse

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really grumpy big dog johnson4/08/2010 7:29:16 pm PDT

re: #175 Spare O’Lake

This is very alarming, and I have no idea whether these methane forecasts are true. But I gotta tell ya, if this methane thing is as critical as some are saying, then the current strategy of dicking around with endless political wrangling over reducing CO2 emissions is probably a waste of precious time and resources. Instead, we need to drill down on the methane crisis and:
1. Develop the technology to mine or capture the methane gas, and then use it to generate electricity instead of using coal or natural gas; and,
2. Figure out how to refreeze the arctic tundra and sea floor. Maybe we better tell our scientists to figure out how to make a bunch of holes in the ozone layer over the north pole.

Sound crazy? For sure, but then again, if things are now critical then maybe we have no choice other than to try a few Hail Mary passes.

One very significant byproduct of using methane as a fuel is the creation of large amounts of CO2. True story…