Technology advances in harvesting gas hydrates would mean massive geopolitical power shift away from the Middle East

Tuesday, February 03, 2004 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) Tags: hydrogen economy, Canada, gas hydrates

https://www.naturalnews.com/013277_hydrogen_economy_Canada.html

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Consider this: the largest gas hydrate deposits -- which can be used for both natural gas and sources of clean hydrogen energy -- are found deep under cold waters near the coasts of countries like Canada and Japan. It's no surprise, then, that both countries are heavily investing in the technology required to extract clearn energy from gas hydrates. Japan, especially, would like to be rid of its dependence of foreign oil imports.

But what few people realize is that a massive global power shift is currently in the making. If gas hydrates can be used to power automobiles, homes and industry, then the massive supply of this substance (there's far more gas hydrate in the world than all fossil fuels combined) means the energy production centers of the world will no longer be the Middle East! Instead, they'll be countries like Canada.

The geopolitical ramifications of this shift towards a hydrogen economy can hardly be overstated. If Canada becomes one of the world's largest producers of energy, then its own strategic importance skyrockets. Interest in the Middle East would wane, and countries like Japan and even the U.S. would finally be freed from their oil addictions. Just as importantly, everyone would benefit from the favorable environmental impact of the cleaner gas hydrate industry (as compared to the relatively dirty oil industry).

This is why I consider research into gas hydrates to be one of the top 10 technologies needed for improving the quality of life on planet Earth.