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Volcanoes could save the world
December 3, 2007By Jon Varner
I heard on the news this morning that Australia’s new prime minister ratified the Kyoto protocol, leaving the US as the sole holdout against the pollution-limiting agreement. In contrast to our seemingly willful dependence on fossil fuels, it was interesting to hear about Iceland’s extensive use of geothermal energy. They tap into a vast underground network of volcanoes to power their country. Similar systems could be implemented in California to provide up to 10% of our energy, clean and essentially free.The story reminded me of John McPhee’s fascinating account in The Control of Nature of the Icelandic town of Heimaey’s battle against an eruption that threatened to destroy them. What they learned from averting that disaster eventually turned into a boon for the country.
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That photo is awesome, but it looks like they are swimming in toxic run-off from the factory in the background.
Cocoon.
It’s not a factory but a geothermal power plant. The water in the Blue Lagoon does come from the power plant but it only goes through heat exchangers before being ‘dumped’