All the energy America needs for the next 100 years lies under the sea off the coast of South Carolina.

FORBES: Energy's Most Dangerous Game

These include not just petroleum but also methane hydrates, white, sorbet-like compounds that exist in profusion under the sea, perhaps containing more energy in total than all known deposits of fossil fuels.

ECONOMIST: The scramble for the seabed

National Trust Wales has pressed for the new electricity connection, necessary due to plans for increased energy production in Anglesey and the Irish Sea, to be laid under the sea to avoid any negative impact on the Welsh landscape.

BBC: National Trust opposes National Grid's pylon plans