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Japan extracts gas from methane hydrate in world first
2013-03-13
Japan says it has successfully extracted natural gas from frozen methane hydrate off its central coast.

The gas field is about 50km away from Japan's main island, in the Nankai Trough. Researchers say it could provide an alternative energy source for Japan which imports all its energy needs.

Methane hydrates, or clathrates, are a type of frozen "cage" of molecules of methane and water. They are found in ocean sediments and under the permafrost on land. Vast deposits are thought to exist, rivalling known reserves of traditional fossil fuels.
They don't 'rival' traditional reserves at all; they exceed traditional reserves by an enormous factor. Figure out how to tap clathrates and you won't need any other energy source for a long, long time.
Not to mention that some are already trying on the fear that global warming will warm the clathrates, releasing all the methane in one giant burp...and killing off all oxygen-processing life on the planet. Thus burning off some of the stuff ought to be considered a good thing, bringing some small amount of hope to the panic stricken.
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#1  Hey good news

We can burn fossil fuel that is older than oil and it doesn't involve drilling or fracking.

So what are the environazis going to complain about now? Burning methane to reduce global warming caused by methane?

Trust me, they'll find something wrong with this.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2013-03-13 17:13  

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