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Throwing Water In Volcanoes Could Generate Energy, Scientists Say

Mila Luleva — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:08:26 +0000

In a search for alternative means to generate energy, scientists have gone beyond what many of us can imagine. Often the new techniques happen to be far from feasible, or just border-line crazy. The latest such idea comes from US scientists, who plan to throw water in a dormant volcano in Central Oregon and harness […]

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Wastewater Disposal from Oil and Gas Industry Triggers Earthquakes

Mila Luleva — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:10:23 +0000

The rapid increase in the rate of earthquakes across the state of Oklahoma has been linked to wastewater disposal by the oil and gas industry in the region, according to a study by U.S. scientists published in Science last week. Injecting polluted water in underground wells, a common practice for wastewater disposal adopted by many oil […]

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Earthquakes: The Other Side of Drilling for Geothermal Power

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:03 +0000

Geothermal technology surely is one of the cleanest technologies available to us, extracting clean heat from the hot underground. This energy source is often seen as inexhaustible, and its benefits seem to outweight its weak points. For decades, geothermal companies have been drilling into Earth's crust at depths of over 4-5km.

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