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Vogon_Glory

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3. Geothermal tech of this sort would be a boon for
Tue Jun 25, 2024, 01:53 PM
Jun 2024

Central America and much of South America. Much of Central America is volcanic territory, as is much of the territory in or alongside the Andes. Tapping into geothermal this way would allow many of these countries to shut down pollutant-belching power plants more often than not running on imported fossil fuel.

EDIT: Also, I suspect that the heat sources in volcanic areas are a lot closer than 10 miles down.

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