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In reply to the discussion: Arctic Methane - This Does Not Sound Good... [View all]Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)51. Yes. But it's coming out of the ground, at present
in an uncontrolled manner.
We could do something with it, using our intelligence.
Biomass cultivation would not of course lock it up again forever, but something useful and less destructive could perhaps be done with it meanwhile... on the decade- or even century-long timescale...
So, do business with Putin et al. and the Russian Academicians. And Canada and Northern Europeans. Icelanders. Forget petty nationalisms and overrule Wall St. and City of London. This is more important. That kind of profit would be more real, mid-to-long-term, than any fiat currency and its defenders or whatever political system of the day.
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I was rendered immediately breathless, and was made to sit and meditate deeply
Ghost Dog
Dec 2011
#43
I didn't do well in chemistry class (bad teacher, I claim) but does this make sense
Ghost Dog
Dec 2011
#47
I'm not sure that's technically feasible, we're talking thousands of square kilometers.
joshcryer
Dec 2011
#55
Luckily, I have no kids! My ancestral carbon footprint shrinks to zero by 2040.
aletier_v
Dec 2011
#53
Right, a little over a long time is nothing, a lot over a little time is an issue.
joshcryer
Dec 2011
#59