"The ocean floor appears to be littered with twigs, but Joye points out that they are actually dead worms and that Alvin is sitting on top of what is considered an 80-square mile kill zone."
"So, what would have been, and more to the point, what IS the smart energy policy? Simple as it is obvious: immediately launch and fund a Manhattan Project-style effort to produce real, clean, renewable energy for the coming centuries."