Take that greenies - Where are you going to get your power..
Take that greenies - Where are you going to get your power..
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rhinochopig

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17,932 posts

228 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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from now? For a long time geothermal has been the Pantheon for clean power. No longer it would seem.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-12/t...

Two high-profile geothermal projects in the U.S. and Europe were both permanently halted late last week, after federal officials in both countries questioned their safety and propensity to cause earthquakes. Projects in Basel, Switzerland, and in northern California were both abandoned, raising questions about the danger of purposefully cracking open the Earth to extract its heat.



Bill

58,690 posts

285 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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frown That's a shame IMO, it was one of the more sensible ones. Presumably Iceland is continuing as they can't afford anything else nowbiggrin

anonymous-user

84 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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rhinochopig said:
, raising questions about the danger of purposefully cracking open the Earth to extract its heat.
Bill said:
frown That's a shame IMO, it was one of the more sensible ones.
eek Anyone know what the less sensible ones are?

deeps

5,432 posts

271 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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excel789 said:
rhinochopig said:
, raising questions about the danger of purposefully cracking open the Earth to extract its heat.
Bill said:
frown That's a shame IMO, it was one of the more sensible ones.
eek Anyone know what the less sensible ones are?
Here's one - Electric cars powered by green electricity from windy mills.

poo at Paul's

14,611 posts

205 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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deeps said:
excel789 said:
rhinochopig said:
, raising questions about the danger of purposefully cracking open the Earth to extract its heat.
Bill said:
frown That's a shame IMO, it was one of the more sensible ones.
eek Anyone know what the less sensible ones are?
Here's one - Electric cars powered by green electricity from windy mills.
Just cut out the middle man and let's all drive James May spec Heralds!!