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by znkynz 479 days ago
Makes the classic mistake that claims that Geothermal power is carbon free. Its not. It can be made better through reinjection = https://www.gns.cri.nz/news/carbon-re-injection-revealed-to-...
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alex_young 479 days ago
Geothermal power plants emit 99% less co2 than equivalent sized fossil fuel plants.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/geothermal/geothermal-en...

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daveguy 479 days ago
Or you could use closed loop geothermal, which is better for reliability too.
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