Popular Mechanics has an article about The Dangerous, Yet Promising Energy Source, methane hyrdrates. It contains gems like this:

"Then someone began to do the math. Methane bound in hydrates could provide the world with an astounding amount of natural gas--if it could be safely extracted. If released inadvertently, it could cause untold damage: hastening global warming and kick-starting tsunamis by causing seafloor slumping."

Oh, great. Now I'm wearing a huge happy hat. Like I don't have enough to worry about? Now I have to worry that some guy on a platform 300 miles at sea isn't going to kill all life on the planet?

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