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Letter: Dig into geothermal energy

By Pat Campbell, Vancouver
Published: December 4, 2021, 6:00am

It seems the most costly and ineffective ways to address global warming are in environmental vogue. How about using energy that is clean and infinitely available 24/7 locally? That is the new geothermal energy technology.

Simply, the deeper you drill a hole anywhere on the Earth’s crust, the warmer the ground temperature is. Oil/gas wells are commonly 1 to 6 kilometers deep. This is easily within the range where ground temperatures are commonly 100 degrees Celsius and above. New technology uses a closed-loop system to move that super-hot Earth interior heat to the surface to drive the same turbines currently driven by coal or natural gas.

This new technology can save water for salmon and agriculture, keep native lands from being flooded or glassed over, and use our currently electrical transmission investments.

For more information, visit Eavor.com or check out the professional organization Geothermal Rising.

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