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It's better to have that burn than to be dumping into our atmosphere. Seriously, lesser of two evils, and sad that there isn't a viable solution.
by warmwaffles 12y ago
It's better to have that burn than to be dumping into our atmosphere. Seriously, lesser of two evils, and sad that there isn't a viable solution.
- ctdonath 12y agoLink states a more pressing concern: Large quantities of methane gas were released, however, creating an environmental problem and posing a potential danger to the people of the nearby villages. Fearing the further release of poisonous gases from the cavern, the scientists decided to burn it off. They thought that it would be safer to burn it than to extract it from underground through expensive methods.