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Originally Posted by Tempest
I read an MIT report recently about geo thermal energy for the US and to me it appears that it's the very best option for long term... So why is everyone pushing for drilling more oil (non renewable), moving towards natural gas (non renewable), "clean" coal (non renewable plus it's actually dirty and costs more than geothermal), wind (subject to daily weather and long term climate changes), solar (subject to daily weather and long term climate changes) and bio-fuels (risk to food crops, subject to seasonal weather and long term climate changes).
This is for electrical energy generation for buildings, electric vehicles etc.
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Originally Posted by GigoloShawn
Technically, if you dig deep enough, you're going to find it - but even with the multitude of hot springs here, there's hardly enough to harness to do anything viable with. I'll bug the local utilities commission for the report, but it ended up being that this enormous block-by-a-block geothermal power plant south of me produces enough power for nearly six blocks, provided they're not power hungry - and it's recent equipment, too, under 10 years old.
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Obama was questioned about clean coal at a town meeting in Pennsylvania today. He listed the problems with all energy sources, including geothermal. Most problems fell into the category of getting the energy from the source to the consumer effeciently.
I was working at the time, so he didn't have my full attention. You may find a news report that has what was said at the meeting.