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aeldric on March 14, 2008 - 7:33am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

So far its still in the realm of science fiction from what I can tell...

And the consequences if it goes wrong would be part way between science fiction and horror.

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Big Gav on March 14, 2008 - 7:37am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Well - from a global warming point of view it would be disastrous even if it went "right" - the volume of hydrocarbons in the hydrates dwarfs that of other fossil fuels.

http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/2008/01/warning-signs-on-ocean-floor.html

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SP on March 14, 2008 - 7:40am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

O yea of little faith... how could poking a 1000m long stick at a potentially unstable geochemical formation under the sea possibly go wrong?!

;-)

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