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Current approaches to using deep geothermal energy requires fracturing the earth (with possible earthquakes hazards) as well as using massive amounts of water. That may all change. If it works as advertised, SWEGS will be able to capture deep hole…

Two federal agencies are stopping a contentious California project from fracturing bedrock miles underground and extracting its geothermal energy until a scientific review determines whether the project could produce dangerous earthquakes, spokeswomen for the Energy and Interior Departments said on…