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Could New Clean Energy Source Trigger Quakes?

By Theunis BatesDec 17th 2009 – 5:01PM
Sacramento Bee / ZUMA Press

Sacramento Bee / ZUMA Press

LONDON (Dec. 18) -- The Obama administration has a lot riding on geothermal energy, which it sees as a future source of clean, green and virtually unlimited electricity. Over the past year alone, the U.S. Department of Energy has invested some $440 million in projects trying to turn heat trapped in bedrock deep underground...

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  • 04/30/12 Sound Friendly Yards green in more ways than one Source: The Day - New London CT Liz White describes the landscaping surrounding her year-old waterfront home on Masons Island as "a work in progress," from the wooded edge to the rock garden, from the native grasses and shrubs buffering the shoreline to the organically treated lawn and pesticide-free ornamental trees.
  • 03/12/12 Cleaver, Sutley To Tour KC Area Green Projects Source: ABC - KMIZ 17 - Columbia MO A top presidential adviser on the environment is due in the Kansas City area to tour sustainable energy projects.
  • 11/24/11 Zeeland West (13-0) vs. Marine City (13-0) Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI LB/OT Josh Blanton, OG/LB Jake McKellar, HB/LB Derek Postma, HB/FS Kyle Kujawa, FB/CB Brad Mesbergen.
  • 10/20/11 Lessons Learned From Raser Technologies'... Source: AOL Energy By now, most people familiar with the geothermal power industry are aware that Raser Technologies , Inc. has recently emerged from bankruptcy and filed a legal action against UTC Power Corporation and Pratt & Whitney Power Systems , Inc. The lawsuit alleges that UTC Power andPWPS defrauded Raser in connection with the sale of PureCycle® power generation units for construction of a geothermal power plant at a site called Thermo 1 in southern Utah. As has been expressed in other public statements, UTC Power and PWPS deny Raser's allegations and will vigorously defend the lawsuit.
  • 10/13/11 Djibouti Will Spend $19.6 Million to Develop... Source: Bloomberg.com Djibouti plans to spend $19.6 million over the next two years exploring for geothermal-power sources as the Horn of Africa nation seeks to address an electricity shortage, Energy Minister Ahmed Fouad Ay said.

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