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Mar 18 20:30 UTC 2006

Do you mean the seabed methane clathrates? Using those would aggravate global
warming as methane is a greenhouse gas (and some will be released unburnt in
any recovery process) and its combustion releases stored carbon as CO2.
Whether the seabed methane was formed from fossil carbon or carbon in
circulation in the biosphere is not particularly relevant as it is now in
storage, and releasing it contributes to greenhouse gases.