Comments on: Perspectives on the Geothermal Energy Association Showcase in DC

By: Climate Change Will Turn Off the Lights: New Study Finds Nuclear and Coal at Risk - CleanTechnica

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:56:12 +0000

[…] the study also concluded the problem will be most severe in the Southeast US. And in a more recent article, geothermal was being pursued in East Africa because severe seasonal drought was making […]

By: Breath on the Wind

Breath on the Wind — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:27:00 +0000

At the media roundtable the suggestion was offered that PVG neighbors in Hawaii were Pot growers who didn’t like the intrusion. I heard the charge and countered that true or not it was not responsive to the pollution issue. To his credit, Karl Gawell, executive director of the GEA agreed. Geothermal has great potential and is a very good alternative to fossil fuels, but it is technology not magic. There are problems and they have to be solved. We won’t resolve issues by either “greenwashing” or a blanket condemnation of new technology. Most importantly a technology does not have to be “perfect” to be “better.”

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:11:00 +0000

Good post and glad to see you raised pollution question as it’s better dealt with than green washed.