08-16-2015, 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by rainyjim
Heavy industry? Geothermal? Have you ever been to the geothermal plant? Have you ever been to a coal burning plant? You should take a look at some of the so called heavy industry in cities like shanghai or beijing before you term geothermal heavy industry.
Geothermal is about as environmentally friendly as energy gets.
Thay aside you complain, but whats your proposed alternative? More coal? More oil?
More armchair enthusiasm isn't what we need. We need more geothermal stations.
Jim are you saying there are no pollutants involved in geothermal industry? My understanding is they are added to the wells for various reasons that vent into atmosphere of the surrounding communities. As well as pollutants injected back into the earth and into the water table. Geothermal is NOT a renewable source of energy.
To answer your question, what is a better alternative? Solar/wind. I was just in Germany to witness every inch of available roof top with solar panels. Austria is doing amazing things with energy conservation as well. I was impressed.
Most importantly we as a culture need to be educated to become more aware of our energy usage and to cut down enough to make a difference.
Your Shanghai comparison is a bit exaggerated and not applicable. I'd say nice try but I know you are smarter than that from your posting history.
I've witnessed a series of disasters from geothermal heavy industry in Puna since it's inception. I've spoken with medical doctors who treated the neighbors with the same debilitating symptoms. I've been to meeting to hear the neighbors one after another speak about long term sleep deprivation from nighttime drilling loud noises and vibrations. You can't fake that, nerves frayed and always on the verge of tears. I could go on and on.
Now the Ohias are dying in that very vicinity. Another of the many many coincidences of destruction? Or the truth that geothermal is not the way to go and is a danger to any neighboring community.