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the green lantern Could Yellowstone Power My Home? The pros and cons of geothermal energy. By Nina Shen Rastogi Updated Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at 7:00 AM ET I recently took my family to Yellowstone, and the shooting geysers and supervolcano got me wondering--can't we tap all that energy to produce electricity? Theoretically, we could. Super-hot water is the primary ingredient in geothermal energy production and the earth beneath Yellowstone has it in spades, thanks to a massive, shallow body of magma and plenty of snow and rain. However, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 puts national park lands off-limits to geothermal energy developers. To continue reading, click here. Nina Shen Rastogi is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, N.Y. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Slate Map: Are America's Jobs Coming Back? Where? When Hunter S. Thompson Complained That Garry Trudeau Was Spying on Him What Is a Currency War, and How Can You Tell If You're Winning?	Advertisement
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