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Published online 12 December 2007 | Nature 450, 934-935 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450934a
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Promise boiling over
Geothermal power is one of the hottest prospects in the burgeoning clean-energy market. But, as Kurt Kleiner reports, it's not close enough to home for many uses.
Iceland is famously rich in geothermal energy. The country sits on a geological hot spot that provides enough power to generate one-quarter of its electricity and heat 90% of its homes.
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This is really exciting news. But there should be something about the negative consequences if any, such as a link to a paper that discusses the potential for permanent damage to the earth's core by stealing its heat. And if there are none reported, that could have been included in the article. Thank you. I especially like the part where you included harnessing wave power for alternative energy.