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Google To Tap Underground Energy Sources

Posted on August 25, 2008

I can't really think of a better headline for this article than one I came across earlier today: Looking for energy, Google goes to hell. Except, maybe: Google goes to hell (in search of energy). Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, is in fact sinking $10 million into the advancement of technology that harnesses energy coursing deep below the Earth's surface. While this technology, advanced geothermal technology (AGT), has not received as much attention as solar or wind, its potential is simply enormous. According to MIT, by investing $1 billion in AGT over the next 40 years, the U.S...

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