Methane hydrates – bigger than shale gas, “game over” for the environment? | Scientific American Blog Network

Developing methane hydrates would be “game over for the climate,” writes green blogger Mat McDermott.  [Via MT]

Coal Exports Booming

Over 2012, the U.S. exported more than 120 million tons of coal, more than doubling figures from 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports.  [Via MTe]

Climate change foes: 'Sick' science distorts facts | The News Journal | delawareonline.com

GEORGETOWN — One of the nation’s more controversial climate change skeptics dismissed warnings about sea-level rise and global warming as “scare tactics” and “sick” science during a talk in Georgetown on Monday.