There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it

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There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it

An international team of scientists had a warning last week : A massive amount of methane trapped in Antarctic ice could be released into the atmosphere. Which probably prompted some energy companies to think: We gotta get our hands on that. Gas hydrates are crystalline gas (often methane) molecules surrounded by a “cage” of water in a solid that resembles ice. As it melts, the gas is released. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, methane hydrates are stable compounds in water at a depth of greater than 300 feet. Click to embiggen. (Image courtesy of USGS .) At right is a map of methane hydrate deposits located off the coast of South Carolina. Right there, just off our coast, all that methane, ready to burn. But who is going to invest in figuring out how to tap into these reserves? Your rich Uncle Sam, that’s who. Late last month, the Department of Energy announced mor...

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@andy_s_64 » 12 Sep '12, 8am
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@DrSeaRotmann » 12 Sep '12, 7am
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@JamieHarkins » 12 Sep '12, 6am
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Mathane gas below the bottom of the sea:a new energy source or a new greenhouse producer....? [link]
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@blankslatedes » 11 Sep '12, 9pm
Seems like alot of tragedy to get diversity @grist #Energy companies have eyes on Methane trapped in Antarctic ice [link]
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RT @grist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it: [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @grist: Accessing all that methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean? Maybe not the best idea: [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @grist: Accessing all that methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean? Maybe not the best idea: [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @drgrist: There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it [link]
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RT @grist: Accessing all that methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean? Maybe not the best idea: [link]
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RT @grist: Accessing all that methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean? Maybe not the best idea: [link]
@ReneNow » 11 Sep '12, 9pm
RT @grist: Accessing all that methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean? Maybe not the best idea: [link]