Another energy source in Alaska

This one has nothing to do with ANWR. In fact, instead of a very cold place, we’re talking about places that can get very hot–volcanoes

That is, if the dreams of the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas come true. They are planning to lease land on Mt. Spurr and possibly Mt. Augustine for geothermal exploration. Both of these volcanoes are active, with Mt. Spurr erupting last in 1992 (famously almost taking out a KLM 747 due to volcanic ash) and Augustine erupting as recently as 2006. Now, I am all for the development of geothermal energy and Alaska definitely has a lot of potential for geothermal development thanks to its abundant volcanoes along the Aleutian Islands and Cook Inlet.

Of course, as the post points out, do you really want to use an active volcano for this?
Background links at the Eruptions post.

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Tags: alternative energy, volcanoes