I blogged a while back about a Bay Area geothermal project that produced energy by injecting water deep underground into hot rock, causing many small earthquakes in the process. I was surprised there wasn't more local press about the potential hazard, especially considering an identical project in Switzerland definitively caused some serious earthquake damage.It seems the project has been shut down. Bad news for the VC investors and for hopes of relatively cheap energy. Good news for the shaky locals. Illustrating again why it's one of the papers that will survive in the Internet age, the NYTimes also has a terrific interactive explanation of this geothermal project and how it compares to other techniques if you want to take a look.
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