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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...

geothermal energy News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Pelham Manor Church Begins Geothermal Heating Project Source: Pelham Patch - Pelham NY Huguenot Memorial Church officials don't simply view Wednesday's groundbreaking for their geothermal cooling system as way to provide cheaper heating, ventilation and air conditioning to its facilities.
  • 05/29/12 Geothermal Heat Pump Stock A Deep Bargain Source: Seeking Alpha Uncertainty surrounding the damage caused by a sulfur fire at LSB Industries' (NYSE: LXU ) chemical facility Tuesday has brought the stock down $5 from Monday's close, although the company was already well-valued and had just beaten analyst's expectations for its first-quarter results.
  • 05/29/12 Nevada Geothermal loses $3.8-million (U.S.) in Q3 2012 Source: StockWatch This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.
  • 05/18/12 Ground broken, work expected to start next week Source: York News Times - York NE Ground has officially been broken on York High School's addition and remodel.
  • 05/17/12 Geothermal Heat Pump Stock a Deep Bargain Source: Forbes Uncertainty surrounding the damage caused by a sulfur fire at LSB Industries ' (NYSE:LXU) chemical facility Tuesday has brought the stock down $5 from Monday's close, although the company was already well-valued and had just beaten analyst's expectations for its first quarter results.

Background on geothermal energy

Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter.

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