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08 May 2010 09:16

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U.S.: So what caused the Gulf oil blast, and indirectly, the Gulf oil spill?

Essentially, a giant bubble of methane made its way through the oil well, quickly moving through the drill column before exploding. So in other words, freak accident. source
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15 Feb 2009 13:33

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Tech, World: And here’s a scary quote about global warming

  • We are basically looking now at a future climate that’s beyond anything we’ve considered seriously in climate model simulations.
  • Christopher Field • founding director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University, on the possibility that there might be some truth to this whole global warming thing • source
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15 Feb 2009 13:28

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Tech, World: Permafrost: A dangerous greenhouse gas source

  • one trillion tons of carbon is stored in permafrost, much of which is thawing right now, scientists say
  • 10% will melt this century, releasing tons of carbon and even-more-potent methane into the atmosphere source
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