Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice

LiveScience.com on Yahoo ^ | 8/29/12 | Tia Ghose, LiveScience

[Jack Hammer]

“If the ice sheet collapses, the greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere and dramatically worsen global warming, researchers warn in a study published in the Aug. 30 issue of the journal Nature.”

Translation: Give Us Government Grant Money, Baby!!!

[digger48]

actually, they only lasted about 3 days before they were robbing from and raping each other while srceaming for handouts from the 1%

[VanShuyten]

Ummm.... If the ice sheet collapses..... It will FLOAT!

[Colinsky]

The article doesn’t mention that billions of tons of methane hydrate coat the sea floor on continental shelfs all around the world. Not just in Antarctica.

[wiley]

Could probably power a lot of cars for a long time. We should start mining the stuff.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I for one would like to hear what these oxygen-deprived lurkers have to say. Or I can just stop by the local Coffee Party meeting, I guess.

[elcid1970]

“Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath.....”

That’s how I feel in church on Sunday morning after Mexican food on Saturday night.

;^)

[zencycler]

"Microbes possibly feeding on the remains of an ancient forest" ... no doubt, those forests, in addition to trees and other types of vegetation, contained an abundance of BUSHES!.

So that settles it. Once again, Bush's fault!

[Wings-n-Wind]

[politicianslie]

I doubt it.

Obama and the EPA could care less what you think. They are shutting down coal plants left and right for what amounts to an idiot's science. Your electric rates are going to necessarily skyrocket.

Obama doesn't care when you get cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Same for your children and grandchildren.

Electric Rates Through the Roof

[dila813]

we are going to die. . . lol

[SparkyBass]

They are wrong.
All the earth’s excess methane is in my dog.

[going hot]

Yeah.

We difinitely need to start burning that stuff to power our toys and AC.

For the good of Gia and all.

[Wingy]

That settles it. It’s obvious we need to raise taxes to fix it.

Don't forget, we also have to develop electric cars, quit driving SUVs, stop burning any fossil fuels, and learn how not to freeze without wearing fur. The only approved fuels will be refined from our food supply. Forget about AC in the summer and brace for malaria epidemics because we can't use any pesticides.

[gasport]

In a lengthy paper, Cussler has clearly shown this not to be true.

[tumblindice]

[healy61]

I wonder how long it took for an antarctic environment suitable for trees to grow, to have them cover the area in forest? It must have been warm then.

[garjog]

"If the ice sheet collapses, the greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere and dramatically worsen global warming, researchers warn in "

QUICK! We MUST hire ice researchers to study this danger! The Government must provide $70,000 grants to as many experts forecasting this danger as possible! Otherwise we are DOOMED!

[PGR88]

abiogenic hydrocarbons

[tumblindice]

There are far more serious problems than stinky gas on ice, my friend. Far more serious ... If the Deadites gain control of the Necronomicon Ex Mortis mankind faces the greatest evil, uh, faces some really bad stuff and a bunch of other words I just can't remember. Dammit.