And this is why Trump chose Tulsa and picked the date. He needs more white extremist votes, there are not enough plain stupid people, gun nuts, anti-abortionists and anti-alphabet-people to tip the balance. I dont include the coal lobby cause thats really declining.

Yes, this is part of the new gas extraction craze taking off around the world. In many cases, the natural gas, including methane, isn't worth collecting, it is easier to just burn it then to try and sell it. Usually they are after the liquid hydrocarbons in these new deposits that horizontal mining has allowed access too. One might point to some sinister aim in this kind of venting, but I imagine this offgassing happened outside their control, bubbling up outside of their containment. This can happen if care isn't taken or some geological factor comes into play which you didn't account for...it is a pretty neat science actually, gives geologists something new to do and map out. Generally speaking, if your venting gasses, your also venting the stuff you are trying to collect, which is undesirable, even more so if it is the gasses your after (and depending on the regional prices, that is usually what they are after, australian deposites are usually pretty low in liquid hydrocarbons, meaning they are usually after gas in the land down under). I just posted a very long winded video on the subject if you wish to learn more details about the environmental and health impacts of fracking and new gas extractions technologies. In the end, it might just be a new hydrocarbon to burn and throw into the atmosphere and cause harm. Butin the short term, it might be a good tool for destroying the coal lobby making way for actual low carbon systems to come online like solar, wind and nuclear. Like all things in life, its complicated with benefits and consequences.

The best part of this satire is that the coal lobby is raising climate change concerns about wind power!

ONN = Onion Network News = SATIRE>> ^Chimeling:

Seriously, SERIOUSLY?
I don't know if I should laugh or cry..

I think it was more of an illustrative example Think beyond your solution to potential drawbacks kind of thing. Judging by the fact I remember the lecture to this day his method worked!>> ^Asmo:

>> ^lampishthing:
In fairness, an (actually intelligent and successful) physics lecturer once warned our class to think of the consequences of tidal energy... are we going to make the moon crash into the earth?!?!?!

Please tell me he was joking...

>> ^lampishthing:

In fairness, an (actually intelligent and successful) physics lecturer once warned our class to think of the consequences of tidal energy... are we going to make the moon crash into the earth?!?!?!


Please tell me he was joking...

>> ^MarineGunrock:

I'm just scared that there are people out there that will see this and think it's real.


you mean its not?!?

Wait..So it's not real?

>> ^MarineGunrock:

I'm just scared that there are people out there that will see this and think it's real.

>> ^MarineGunrock:

I'm just scared that there are people out there that will see this and think it's real.


I have to admit when I read the title I face-palmed, and then I saw it was from the onion and felt much relief.

>> ^dag:

Darn. Do they have an "old embed" version, like Vimeo?


I tried to fake an old embed version, but it only makes it halfway through the submission process.


Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit