All sources of energy—hydropower, nuclear, wind or coal—have advantages and disadvantages. Geothermal energy has the advantage of being clean and renewable, but earthquakes are a downside.
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Seismologist David Oppenheimer of the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquakes Hazards Team explains
All sources of energy—hydropower, nuclear, wind or coal—have advantages and disadvantages. Geothermal energy has the advantage of being clean and renewable, but earthquakes are a downside.
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Add CommentIn Penna. we have oil and gas companies drilling and shooting high pressure water with poisonous chemicals into the Marcellus Shale geological area and no one has thought to monitor for earthquakes. In the last four years a few areas of the state have had 2.0-3.0 earthquakes that have not been registered previously but no one has thought to see where the ground is fracturing because allegedly the fracking is below the water table. Thanks for this article, I notified Camille George of this possible problem from the fracking. He is a bull dog against these companies!
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