There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.
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The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom.

There’s enough geothermal energy below ground to power the entire country. Some are trying to tap it — by using techniques from the fracking boom.::The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom.

  • zepheriths@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m all for geothermal energy, but come on, geothermal energy is related to the mantal being close to the surface or fault line activity… And people want to do a fracking like thing? Am I the only one that sees the problem?

  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’ve read the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. First you start out getting geothermal power, and the next thing you know we’ve yeeted the moon and the planet is trying to kill us. Just you wait.

    (But seriously read that trilogy if you haven’t and you like SciFi/Fantasty, it’s fantastic. First book is The Fifth Season.)