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Harry Reid Pushes Nevada As "Saudi Arabia of Geothermal Energy"
An anonymous reader writes "Of all the 'mainstream' forms of renewable energy, it seems that geothermal power is always left in the shadows compared to solar and wind power. However, that looks set to change with news that the US Department of Energy will fund geothermal projects in northwestern Nevada and southeast Oregon. With funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the DOE has stated a 'conditional commitment' to provide a partial guarantee for a rumored $98.5 million loan to the Nevada Geothermal Power Company (NGP). According to US Senator Harry Reid, 'Northern Nevada is the Saudi Arabia of geothermal energy.'"
Las Vegas is the Saudi Arabia of prostitution, booze, gambling, and insane energy use.
It looks like Harry Reid is trying to use the Saudia Arabia of geothermanl energy to power the Saudi Arabia of prostitution.
As long as nobody tries to put a veil on the hookers this plan sounds good to me.
There are far too many women driving around in Nevada!
Some of my favourite people are from th US; Vonnegut, Chomsky, Bill Hicks.
How much is that in sensible scientific measurements like Libraries of Congress or Football Fields per Square Barleycorn?
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
Those two things may be related. Nuclear waste needs to be cooled down somehow.
Federally funded Nevada geothermal plant sponsored by Harry Reid triggers massive earthquakes in San Francisco and causes the giant Yellowstone caldera in Wyoming to rise another 50 ft.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/15/swiss-geothermal-power-earthquakes-basel
Geothermal isn't really that renewable!
Once we suck all the heat out of the Earth's core, the mantle will solidify: fusing all the tectonic plates and ending earthquakes and volcanoes once and for all.
Win/win.
Oh, you misunderstood. I was speaking on behalf of the Earth.
Win 1: No more painful earthquakes and embarrassing volcanoes.
Win 2: No more disgusting fungi and parasites mucking about on the surface.
And water that is 100% free of bacteria. Oh that? We don't know what THAT is, isn't he kinda cute? But the radiation killed all the bacteria...OH MY GOD WHA
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
I guess I'm being too literal. The codeine isn't taking the pain away anymore. My bad. You can have your nerd card back but first you have to let go of that female.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Yes yes! My geothermal plant design involves burrowing down through the core of the earth and out the other side to the center of the Sun, where it's always warm. I'm currently awaiting a grant to conduct further study, and with luck we can break ground by 2009.
The World Wide Web is dying. Soon, we shall have only the Internet.
But I've never been this close to one before! :(
"Sharron Angle is fucking crazy. [huffingtonpost.com]"
Well, if the HuffPuff said it, then I'm sold.
BTW, if you think Sharon Angle is crazy for wanting to eliminate several departments in the Federal government, and phase out Social Security as it currently exists, then you're going to be mighty shocked at how many crazy people there are.
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
The last eruption of the Yellowstone caldera 640,000 years ago
Wow, I saw you had a low ID, but I never realized they went back that far!
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
"Nevada"
Down With Slashdot BETA!!! I've been around the corner and seen the oliphant; you can only abuse me from your perspecti
Or you could end up with a bad movie where drilling results in the volcano going off... Hmmm.... :)
--- Relax, that mass muderer is just trying to reduce our carbon footprint, one fetus at a time...
His opponent is on record for a variety of...odd positions: eliminating the US Department of Education, pulling out of the United Nations, getting rid of Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare; wants to protect our purity of essence and precious bodily fluids by opposing fluoridation of water, similarly wants to get rid of alcohol, thinks global warming is a hoax and is for drilling for oil here, there, everywhere. Is also the nutter who thinks overthrowing the duly elected government of the United States via a violent revolution is a good idea
So, that's what he means with Nevada being Saudi Arabia!
... but she sounds merely like a supporter of [federalism|checks and balances|states' rights]...
OMG! It's a libertarian! She wants to take over the government and leave you the hell alone!