[Mike Darancette]

One more thing to worry about.

[Mike Darancette]

PING

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.

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[richardtavor]

I wouldn't worry about it too much...

[Uncle George]

KENNEDYGAS will lead to the extinction of all the LIB SLIME.

[Aracelis]

Only a "Ping!"...no rude noises. :^)

[js1138]

methane extinction ping

[Aracelis]

Thought you might enjoy this...

[Centurion2000]

bump for a mother of all farts from the ocean.

All hail the Cthulu fart .... it killed the Permians ... whoever they were ;-)

[geopyg]

As a land geophysicist, I sometimes consult for a local marine geophysical firm. They're working on ways to locate the methane hydrates. Perhaps they'd have a better market trying to sell it as a way TO STOP THE NEXT EXTINCTION OF EVERYTHING rather than an alternate power source.

[almcbean]

When I grow up I want to be a geologist or paleontologist. Then I can say whatever I want and no one can disprove it.

[eastsider]

Retallack bases his theory in part on the fact that of the few land animals that survived, one of the most abundant was a reptile called Lystrosaurus. A burrowing creature, Lystrosaurus had a barrel chest, short, squat legs and a flat face. These characteristics helped it live underground, but Retallack says that they would also aid survival in a world of reduced oxygen. The animals' barrel chests allowed strong chest muscles for powerful breathing. Short limbs reduced the workload on the heart as it pumped oxygenated blood to the muscles. A flat face facilitated rapid, unobstructed breathing. In addition, Lystrosaurus' nasal passages were designed like those of humans, allowing the animals to breathe and chew at the same time.

[Gorjus]

"We'd better not do "X", because 'The possibility for environmental catastrophe is a bit of a worry.'"

Wow! Who'd'a thunk it? A possible environmental catastrophe! Stop all attempts to develop new energy sources immediately! Immediately, do you hear?! After all, we've never, ever heard anything like this before, on anything else.

(Okay, so sarcasm is impolite. And I know my argument is not really with you. But I do get a bit tired of ecofreaks crying wolf, though I appreciate that you posted it.)

[finnman69]

End of the Wold Fart.

[sheik yerbouty]

We will have to ban chili, beer, and cole slaw! Matches will also be forbidden lest someone get the urge for a "blue flame special"!

[sheik yerbouty]

We will have to ban chili, beer, and cole slaw! Matches will also be forbidden lest someone get the urge for a "blue flame special"!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

METHANE EXTINCTION SCARE: "COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?"

According to my wife, after I've walked out of the bathroom, the answer is a resounding "yes".

[Yeti]

On land, surviving plants tended to be those that grew in dry, well-aerated soils, where oxygen could easily get to their roots.

Huh?

[Willie Green]

altitude sickness - the problem that leaves you gasping for breath...
At higher elevations it produces headaches, nausea, dizziness,

I once had a dog whose methane emissions produced symptoms like that.
Never had any similar problems with the cats...
except once with a kitten that was being weaned.
That cleared up once he got used to the real food.

[isom35]

whoever this man is, he is sitting next to the triggers!:
http://www.princeton.edu/~puband/photos/white-castle-99.jpg

[F.J. Mitchell]

Who gives a f@rt about methane?