ZzZGuy
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Originally posted by: gingermeggs
Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Solar Panels
Ok.. so coal is out, too dirty.. oil is out, too dirty.. wind is out.. kills the birds.. nuclear is out.. too dangerous.. and now, solar panels.. kills the aethetics of the desert..
Whats left? Magic Pixie Dust? Is there a magic pixie dust station somewhere I can fill up my gas tank with? Or would that put the endangered pixie at risk?
Geo-thermal?
You need volcanic activity for that, but not Mount St. Helens active, along with underground water. It's like how nuclear power plants work by boiling off steam and using that to generate power, except geothermal uses heat from magma close to the surface. Not many places have access to this.
The closest thing I can think of that can be used most everywhere is a "heat exchanger" (I think that's the right term) that runs water in pipes under your house that will help warm your house in the winter and cool it in the summer, this relies on the fact the temp doesn't change much when when you get a few feet under the ground.