“In the geologic past, sometimes these pockets are disturbed and the methane is released in a catastrophic manner that DOES cause problems. “Leakage” from some peat bogs is not that big of a deal.”
So we should mine the methane, burn it to C02 + H20. That would reduce global warming, right?
Yes lets blame Peat Bog leakage on Pete Stark. He has proved a threatening leakage of noxious bio-gas. Idea of the week...Lets convert CO2 to Methane by throwing huge amounts of wind power at it...sarc
“So we should mine the methane, burn it to C02 + H20. That would reduce global warming, right?”
There ya go! Plus, reduce the risk of natural releases of the stuff that might cause massive extinctions! I think any ocean mining is really tough. I remember as a kid reading about how manganese nondules are just sitting on the ocean floor and folks were going to “mine” them. I wonder what ever happened with that?