Comments for Coal Mines Providing Geothermal Energy at http://ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://ecogeek.org Sat, 25 May 2013 04:46:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://ecogeek.org/geothermal-power/2378#comment-28685 Thats a lot of work to get energy - Fred Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:40:51 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/geothermal-power/2378#comment-24260 Geothermal energy is a con. If you think about how much heat would be taken from the planet's core if large scale geothermal plants were built around the world it is not hard to see the planet's core cooling down. What will that do to magnetism within the core? We have to find energy sources that do not TAKE anything from planet Earth. ANYTHING taken can also eventually run out, what then? Forget geothermal....focus on the Sun and the wind!!! - dedsetmad Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:41:30 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/geothermal-power/2378#comment-21926 Just a little nitpicking, but it's 'Heerlen' ;) You've got a lot of news coming from the Netherlands lately btw.. Any obvious reasons for that? :D - Niels Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:47:36 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/geothermal-power/2378#comment-21911 Using abandoned coal mines for geothermal energy is certainly not a new idea, and has been tapped in Springhill, Nova Scotia since 1988. They closed the mine in Springhill in the 50's because of a massive bump, and simply filled it with water to remove the safety hazard. They then realized that the snow always melted at a certain point in the town. See http://www.canren.gc.ca/renew_ene/index.asp?CaID=48&PgID=352 and http://archives.cbc.ca/economy_business/natural_resources/clips/627/ for more info Dan - Dan Roscoe Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:25:16 +0100