Yay! Another reservoir of sequestered carbon can now be released into the atmosphere!

Uh, that was a sarcastic “yay”. Japan is planning to extract natural gas from frozen methane hydrates in the deep ocean. It’s good for them in the short-term — they’ll be able to meet their natural gas needs for decades. But, oh boy, wait until everyone starts liberating yet another locked-up carbon source for energy.

I’m sweating already.