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	The Door to Hell

dmoonme1

10-20-2009 2:10 PM

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gas, uzbeistan, hell's door, drilling, conservation

dmoonme1 says:

Well...so much for resource conservation You'd think some one of those Russian scientists would be able to figure out a way to extinguish the darn thing, but maybe they just don't care. 35 years burning endlessly is an awful waste I must say.
Any combustible gas can be converted into a useful resource.

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