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Marine Methane Heats Things Up

ScienceNow: Oil seeping from the seafloor may have contributed to climate change long before the internal combustion engine did. The petroleum deposits are rich in the powerful greenhouse gas methane, which, according to a new study, may have played a major role in two previous episodes of global warming.

Posted by Jenny Corrado on August 29, 2006 10:35 AM |

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