Re: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure!

Hi Lin! Can you clear something up for me please? Every now and then I pick up items from America that say some of the people over there are short of water and to get decent supplies, they will have to pay millions for it.

Now I don't know the parts of America that is in such short supplies but wouldn't it be more practical for those who are in dire need, to be getting this water shipped to them rather than it being wasted by pouring it into a volcano just to see what happens???

After all said and done, we do more or less know the outcome anyway, Don't we???

Loz

P.S. This query isn't meant to be a political statement at all but I do find it utter madness when people need water. 

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From: Lin Kerns

To: CaliforniaDisasters ; Geology2 ; California Earthquake Forum

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 8:52 PM

Subject: [Geology2] Prepare yourself, CA, for a new fracking adventure!

Monday, April 16, 2012 

Geothermal experiment on Newberry Volcano gets OK

The federal government has given the final OK to plans by a geothermal energy company to pour millions of gallons of water into the ground on the flanks of the Newberry Volcano south of Bend.

The Associated Press

BEND, Ore. —

The federal government has given the final OK to plans by a geothermal energy company to pour millions of gallons of water into the ground on the flanks of the Newberry Volcano south of Bend.

The Bulletin newspaper (http://bit.ly/IZvxeO) reports the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has concluded the experiment planned for this October by AltaRock Energy will not cause any significant earthquakes or contaminate local groundwater.

AltaRock is demonstrating a new technology for fracturing hot rocks to create the reservoir of fissures needed to produce commercial levels of geothermal energy.

The project has been given $21.5 million in federal stimulus funds.

BLM concludes that any earthquakes won't be felt in LaPine, and a mile of solid rock between the test well and local groundwater will protect the aquifer.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017994309_aporvolcanogeothermal.html

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