If you're as tired as I am hearing about doom, gloom, quagmires, non-renewable resources, global warming, and other claptrap, be sure to read this for a lift:

For the first time, an international research program involving the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey has proven that it is technically feasible to produce gas from gas hydrates. Gas hydrates are a naturally occurring "ice-like" combination of natural gas and water that have the potential to be a significant new source of energy from the world's oceans and polar regions.

...Interest in hydrate E&P has soared in recent years because of growing evidence that more hydrocarbon exists in hydrate deposits than the combined oil, gas and coal reserves worldwide.

...[T]here may not be enough hydrocarbons available to bring on global warming from conventional fossil fuels reserves. But if the technology to extract methane gas hydrates can be made cost-effective then humanity really will have to refrain from using as much fossil fuel as it can burn.

This news is certain to infuriate control freaks and social engineers of all stripes.

(Hat tip to Justin Case for this tidbit. Do I have to set up a tip jar just to bribe him?)

UPDATE: Am I the only human being having IMPOSSIBLE problems with Verizon's sucky-ass, on-again/off-again DSL? The situation is absolutely chronic, and interferes with my ability to post! (Last night I had to drive to Starbucks in the rain.)

UPDATE: While you're at the Future Pundit site, be sure to read his post on "Neophobia" -- which links to this article.

Neophobe! Now that's a new one!

Be scared! Be very scared!

And die young!