Green Options » Saint Kitts and Nevis http://greenoptions.com/tag/saint-kitts-and-nevis Posts tagged 'Saint Kitts and Nevis' Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:03:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en United States Opening 190 Million Acres to Geothermal Energy Development http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/united-states-opening-190-million-acres-to-geothermal-energy-development/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/united-states-opening-190-million-acres-to-geothermal-energy-development/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:03:35 +0000 Levi Novey http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/united-states-opening-190-million-acres-to-geothermal-energy-development/ On Wednesday the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a plan to open 190 million acres of federal lands to companies seeking to develop geothermal energy production plants.

A Geothermal Spout in Chile

The lands that will be opened are in Alaska and 11 western states. It is believed that the geothermal energy in time could provide electricity to 5.5 million homes.

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