Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Geothermal, the 'undervalued' renewable resource, sees surging interest - NYTimes.com

Geothermal, the 'undervalued' renewable resource, sees surging interest - NYTimes.com: "Nearly 200 million acres of public lands, mostly in the West, could become prime generators of emissions-free electricity by extracting steam heat from the earth's core to drive electric turbines.

Yet despite a $400 million stimulus bill allocation to spur geothermal energy production in the United States, industry groups and other experts say the technology remains a distant third behind wind and solar with respect to combined public and private investment in renewable resources."

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