Re:Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out
by user568439 on Saturday January 08, 2022 @03:45PM
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Can't they use it to generate electricity? I know it can stop burning any moment, but closing it also has it's costs and risks of releasing methane instead of CO2 if not done properly.
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Re:Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out
by stefan_ on Saturday January 08, 2022 @03:49PM
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Turkmenistan has lots of natural gas, why would you take it from the one site that is already an ecological disaster?
I feel another Soviet nuke operation coming: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/02/archives/soviet-discloses...
Re:Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out
by sparkling on Saturday January 08, 2022 @03:49PM
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It would be a challenge from a engineering perspective, but yes. However there is no real incentive to do so, they have plenty of gas and oil in places that have accessible infrastructure in place.