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West Virginia Is Geothermically Active

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-sell-some-volcano-insurance dept.

sciencehabit writes "Researchers have uncovered the largest geothermal hot spot in the eastern United States. According to a unique collaboration between Google and academic geologists, West Virginia sits atop several hot patches of Earth, some as warm as 200C and as shallow as 5 kilometers. If engineers are able to tap the heat, the state could become a producer of green energy for the region."

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  1. Since it's West Virginia, I suggest we all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Squeal like a pig!

  2. Tax them by sphazell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Got to be due to global warming so we better have a great big tax on West Virginia

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  4. A West Virginia virgin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Q: What's a West Virginia virgin?
    A: A girl who can run faster than her dad and brothers.