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  1. Re:Surprised? by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 2, Informative · on The US's Reverse Brain Drain

    And in New Zealand you can just drink the water straight from many streams (except in volcanos), some rivers (tongariro) and the biggest lake (taupo). Which is handy when you are hiking :-)

    Hmm, the lake quality has declined in the last 20 years, so there are a whole heap of regulations for farmers in the catchment area (for example no more than 3.3 llamas or 10 goats per hectare), and a lot of paperwork with resource consents and Nitrogen Discharge Allowances. I wonder if China or Spain has such regulations.

  2. The article is 49 years out of date by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on The Potential of Geothermal Power

    Here in New Zealand we've had geothermal power since 1958..

    http://www.ew.govt.nz/enviroinfo/geothermal/energy .htm#Heading2

  3. Re:Thats really very cool by barefootgenius · · Score: 1 · on Iceland To Drill Hole Into Volcano
    Its been going on for a while.


    http://www.ew.govt.nz/enviroinfo/geothermal/energy .htm

  4. Here on the Ring of Fire... by Repton · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Australia Pushes Geothermal Energy

    I'm sure we can lend them some expertise — NZ's first geothermal plant was commissioned in the '50s...

    (apparently, we get 18% of our primary energy from geothermal sources)

  5. Congratulations by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 1 · on Mount St. Helens Shoots Steam, Ash

    Mt Ruapehu, (vulcanocam) one of our vulcanos, became active for about a year in 1995/1996 and is now pregnant with a lahar. We're probably about a year away from birth. The event is highly anticipated, with special communication links set up so that the neighbours can know as soon as possible.

    (No disrespect for the victims of Tangiwai is intended by the light-hearted nature of this post.)

  6. Re:Iceland and Hawaii by Xybot · · Score: 2, Informative · on The Physics of the Hydrogen Economy

    I'm not sure about "heard it first here".

    Geothermal power has been generated from this plant since the 1950's. Geothermal generation comes with its own set of environmental problems and associated costs.

  7. Kiwi renewable energy by oob · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Wind Power Falls Under $0.01/kwh

    My home town in the North Island of New Zealand is serviced by one of ten Wind Farms in the country. This one is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, featuring roughly 100 turbines on a ridge 10 kilometres away that are barely noticable from the central city.

    From memory the wind farm generates about 70% of energy requirement of the city, it's outlying townships and farms. As an added bonus, it's cheap for the consumer.

    Because New Zealand is a Nuclear Free Zone the alternatives to Wind Power are primarily Geothermal which accounts for 18% of the national total, Hydroelectric which accounts for about 75% and Natural Gas making up the bulk of the remainder.