Lights on Oregon Blog: A Look back at the Power of Geothermal
On Friday, we at Lights On Oregon Blog summarized our coverage of the power of wind. Today, we’re going to examine the progression of our geothermal posts. Our first post on geothermal energy examined a controversy in central Oregon. In fall of 2007 approval was given for tests to be done on a 5-acre site outside the boundaries of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument to asses the possibility of producing renewable clean power for possibly 100,000 households in Oregon. We noted that
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy released a study that said with proper investing in geothermal technology, the United States could conjure enough energy from geothermal power plants to provide a tenth of the nation’s power demands by 2050.
Moreover,
Renewable energy is available. This Newberry project is yet another example.
And finally, the question was posed:
What kind of message is Oregon sending when we apathetically let radical environmental groups oppose such renewable energy initiatives?
In a general follow up to this post we pointed out that geothermal accounts for 28% of Philippines electricity. Today, we again pose the question
Why do radical environmental groups oppose renewable energy?
