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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:18 PM Original message |
Swiss halt geothermal experiment after tremor (Reuters) |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. We caused an earthquake, but don't worry... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It's not a real earthquake, it's a tremor. It didn't move tectonic plates. n/t |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Thank you for the clarification- I wasn't thining about the distinction.... |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is that really possible? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Wasn't there some really deep drilling project in the area of the quake |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. That would be a new one on me. I hadn't heard of anything... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. There was mention of drilling |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Did you see "An Inconvenient Truth"? |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Hrm, interesting. I see what you mean. They did mention that... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I think I heard that on Art Bell's radio show, but the source was |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Everything that comes out of Art's mouth is less then credible... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 11:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Art doesn't believe half of what his GUESTS spout, but he sure knows |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I knew Art was loony when I read his "Superstorm" book (the inspiration for The Day After Tomorrow). |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Remember, Whitley Strieber is halfway responsible for that |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 02:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Earthquakes are common at geothermal sites |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. In the 70s when I was in CO there was a series of quakes near |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Is that the "Golden" near Denver? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yeah, that was it. Pumping nuclear and toxic waste into the ground |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. I still favor the technology. Nuclear power, for instance, is also... |
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Phrogman (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. All of our electricity is geo-thermal and inexpensive |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Pinatubo Power, right? |
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Phrogman (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 05:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Actually the Palimpinon Geothermal Project, but I did help build the |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I'm quite impressed that a poor third-world country like the Phillippines |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Reminds me of Jonathan Franzen's 1992 novel called "Strong Motion." |
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