Granted I don’t entirely understand it, but this seemed like an interesting article:
Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/shock-as-retreat-of-arctic-sea-ice-releases-deadly-greenhouse-gas-6276134.html
Sure, hundreds of millions of tons of methane gas released into our atmosphere would be bad for the environment, but on the other side of the coin, what would it take for us to harness this unexpected find and turn it into an energy source, just like any other type of natural gas? I mean, it’s got to be coming out of the ground somewhere, even if that’s deep in the sea, now doesn’t it???
Here’s some more about methane, if you’re the researchin’ type – http://www.epa.gov/methane/