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2008-11-14 Home Front Economy

Alaska found to contain another kind of exploitable energy

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Posted by Steve White 2008-11-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 That's enough to heat 100 million homes for as long as 10 years

But those are peasant houses---isn't the planet more important?

Posted by Al Gore 2008-11-14 01:41|| 2008-11-14 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 No, only the politicians, their petty desires, and their MONEY.

"Strangle the peasants" They only voted for change.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-11-14 02:33|| 2008-11-14 02:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Methane and water crystals?

Oh boy, I can see the wacko environmentalists having a field day with that one. "Killer fart gas" wipes out polar bears and disgusts penguins, film at 11. (Trust me, the general population is plenty ignorant about science. They'll believe it.)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-11-14 08:51|| 2008-11-14 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, it is a very good idea to deplete methane ice fields, both here, in Siberia, and especially below the oceans.

This is because they are very unstable, and if temperatures rise, either above or below ground, just a little, entire fields of ice could spontaneously convert to methane gas in a chain reaction, blowing vast amounts into the atmosphere.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-11-14 08:58|| 2008-11-14 08:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, Anonymoose, and methane is a far more potent 'greenhouse gas' than carbon dioxide; burning it reduces the potential global warming effect.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-11-14 09:37|| 2008-11-14 09:37|| Front Page Top

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