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founding

That is intense. I'm curious: does methane form at the same rate as CO2?

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Sorry for the late reply. From what I understand, it depends how much oxygen there is during decomposition. So the rate will vary depending on conditions.

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I kind of hate to "like" this post...

Your title is so appropriate. This is scary stuff.

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I know. I depressed myself this week.

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:-( Did you see I passed along your sadness in a link in my newsletter? It's important stuff...

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Yes, I did, thank you. I really appreciate it. By the way, I tweeted your woodpecker article and managed to get it retweeted by people with many more followers than me.

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Thank you!

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