How Does Geothermal Drilling Trigger Earthquakes?


	How Does Geothermal Drilling Trigger Earthquakes?

mrobert

6-29-2009 5:09 PM

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geothermal, energy, scientific american

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Edited transcript of interview with US Earthquakes Hazards Team seismologist David Oppenheimer discussing the pros and cons of geothermal drilling.

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