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bananas
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Wed Oct-26-11 01:44 PM Original message |
US Geothermal Power Potential 10x That Of Coal Power Plants, New Analysis Shows |
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NickB79
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Wed Oct-26-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I thought geothermal was primarily useful for heating and cooling applications |
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PoliticAverse
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Wed Oct-26-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The article mentions steam.... |
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izquierdista
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Wed Oct-26-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Hot enought to spin a turbine |
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kristopher
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Wed Oct-26-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. There are 3 types of geothermal power plants |
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NickB79
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Thu Oct-27-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. That's cool! |
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bananas
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Wed Oct-26-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. You're thinking of ground source heat pumps |
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FBaggins
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Wed Oct-26-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's like citing how much "oil" is in the Green River formation in Colorado... |
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OKIsItJustMe
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Wed Oct-26-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don’t believe it is |
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kristopher
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Wed Oct-26-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Poor Baggins.... |
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madokie
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Wed Oct-26-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. From what I've read about geothermal I believe it is the way of the future |
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RC
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Wed Oct-26-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I agree. Just because it is known to be there does not mean we can get at it. |
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OKIsItJustMe
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Wed Oct-26-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. See also… |
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AndyTiedye
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Wed Oct-26-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. Kicked, Recommended, and Bookmarked |
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Yo_Mama
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Wed Oct-26-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. I thought that several of these projects had been halted? |
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kristopher
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Thu Oct-27-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. A few hundred megawatts out of 60,000MW? Just say, "Here, have some FUD". |
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