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China To Tap Combustible Ice As New Energy Source

Posted by timothy on from the undra-the-tundra dept.

lilbridge writes "Huge reserves of "combustible ice" — frozen methane and water — have been discovered in the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Estimates show that there is enough combustible ice to provide 90 years worth of energy for China. Burning the combustible ice may be a far better alternative than letting it just melt, releasing tons of methane into the air."

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  1. Re:well yeah, by dominious · · Score: -1, Troll

    no, but I hear there is a tree that will have to be removed...

  2. Re:So when was our environment methane? by Rogerborg · · Score: -1, Troll

    Never. The earth has never been as hot as it is now. There's never been this concentration of greenhouse gases, since it's utterly unpossible for the biosphere to recover by itself. Only by giving massive amounts of money to Al Gore can we be saved. Ask not why you should give, ask how much.

    You may not like that truth - it may be inconvenient to you - but if you deny it, I shall dub thee "Witch", and you shall be stoned in the village square.

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