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Methane-spewing microbe blamed in Earth's worst mass extinction
Reuters ^
| March 31, 2014
| Will Dunham
Posted on 03/31/2014 2:36:25 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
Sometimes bad things come in small packages.
A microbe that spewed humongous amounts of methane into Earth's atmosphere triggered a global catastrophe 252 million years ago that wiped out upwards of 90 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates.
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To: MeshugeMikey
They sure changed the climate in cars that I rode in —
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
03/31/2014 3:50:29 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: beethovenfan
Released into the atmosphere, it would eventually breakdown to CO2 and water. As long as there is enough oxygen, it will oxidize. Spark an ignition and speed up the process.
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posted on
03/31/2014 3:50:48 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: HartleyMBaldwin
Is that the same algae that Stink said could solve the energy crises?
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posted on
03/31/2014 3:53:52 PM PDT
by
tsomer
To: MeshugeMikey
if MICROBES....could talk....
these clowns just had to get the METHANE meme into overdrive...
I made some memes of my own!
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posted on
03/31/2014 4:01:07 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Sure would like to have the patent on that little bugger. You just keep thinkin' Butch. That's what you're good at.*
*Obscure Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid reference.
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posted on
03/31/2014 4:01:44 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.")
To: GraceG
oh no.... run away.... its those wild Methanes////
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posted on
03/31/2014 4:47:35 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: GraceG
....and it appears shes wearing their tails.....
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posted on
03/31/2014 4:48:12 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: tsomer
To: MeshugeMikey
The infestation has settled into DC.
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posted on
03/31/2014 4:58:45 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: Jim Robinson
ya can smell the methane from here....even after a pounding rain!
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posted on
03/31/2014 5:04:25 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: bigbob
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posted on
03/31/2014 5:44:48 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: MeshugeMikey
That reminds me: The EPA is promulgating more of their de-industrializing regulations on cattle methane. I don’t recall the figure, but termites and roaches emit many times the methane of all domesticated livestock.
More Communist lies from the illegal alien Usurper-in-Chief.
To: MeshugeMikey
After reading this, I’m not worrying about Yellowstone nearly as much.
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posted on
03/31/2014 5:51:13 PM PDT
by
TBall
To: MeshugeMikey
Not just germs. Farting germs. Great....
To: Arthur McGowan
They cant ....go after COCKROACHES....they all Vote Democrat//
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posted on
03/31/2014 6:25:55 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
Farting germs temporarily killed Gaia, or so it is alleged.
But germs also like rude things. There are others that eat all manner of disgusting organic things.
Google for methane eating bacteria.
God isn’t any kind of dunce.
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posted on
03/31/2014 6:28:31 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
God GIFT these noodling nincompoop one worlder tree hugging pagan nit wits with the decency to find a new hobby.... and leave us alone with these bizarre theories...
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posted on
03/31/2014 6:38:07 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: MeshugeMikey
There’s something in the air...and it’s farting.
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posted on
03/31/2014 6:40:44 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: MeshugeMikey
Someone’s going to have to tell them about the gift.
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posted on
03/31/2014 6:46:33 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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