10-24-2007, 11:47 AM
Seems relevant that Pu'u O'o (not to mention the rest of Kilauea's east rift zone and other vents) probably puts out more of the noxious gases concerned in a single hour than the geothermal plant does in a year. Add to that all the gases we vent from our tailpipes and conventional powerplants, and Puna Geothermal looks pretty fine to me. Surely the technical nature of the process has been refined since the days of the blowouts, and new facilities could be even more reliable.
Personally, I see little percentage in perpetuating our dependence on climate-changing fossil fuels that can no longer be aqquired from wholly friendly sources. A plug-in electric car would be great from what I've been reading, and the kids might have a world in which they won't feel disgust for the old folks who left them with nothing but scorched earth.
Personally, I see little percentage in perpetuating our dependence on climate-changing fossil fuels that can no longer be aqquired from wholly friendly sources. A plug-in electric car would be great from what I've been reading, and the kids might have a world in which they won't feel disgust for the old folks who left them with nothing but scorched earth.