Is Geothermal Power Heating Up as an Energy Source?, by Katarina Zimmer – Smithsonian Magazine

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Glistening in the dry expanses of the Nevada desert is an unusual kind of power plant that harnesses energy not from the sun or wind, but from the Earth itself. The site, known as Project Red, pumps water thousands of feet into the ground, down where rocks are hot enough…

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