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Vast Geothermal Resources in the United States

Caption: Sophisticated mapping produced from SMU Geothermal Laboratory research, viewable via Google Earth at http://www.google.org/egs/, demonstrates that vast reserves of this green, renewable source of power generated from the Earth's heat are realistically accessible using current technology.

Credit: SMU, Google.org

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