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Geoneutrinos confirm that half of the heat from the earth's interior is from ... Uranium and thorium
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| 07-17-2011
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Posted on 07/18/2011 1:51:51 PM PDT by Red Badger
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The KamLAND antineutrino detector is a vessel filled with scintillating mineral oil and lined with photomultiplier tubes (inset), the largest scintillation detector ever constructed, buried deep underground near Toyama, Japan.
To: Red Badger
No way!!! We all know that all of the heat of the earth is caused by capitalism! Al Gore and the democrats told us so!
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posted on
07/18/2011 1:53:57 PM PDT
by
TheBigIf
To: Red Badger
According to
this, Earth absorbs about 173
petawatts (one petawatt = 1000 terawatts) of solar energy.
Thus, the amount of energy claimed in this story to evolve from decay of uranium and thorium in Earth's interior is about 0.025% (one four-thousandth) of what we receive from the Sun.
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:02:33 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: Red Badger
According to all the enviro-whackos, ANY radiation is to much. We’re all doomed. I’m surprised anyone was able to get out of bed this morning.
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:11:11 PM PDT
by
jonascord
(The Drug War Rapes the Constitution.)
To: Red Badger
Pffft! Everyone knows Keebler Elves are down there baking cookies and heating the core.
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:17:28 PM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: Red Badger
We sit on enough geothermal energy to power us for 10,000 lifetimes or more.
Whomever figure out a safe and cost-effective way to harness it will become very, very rich.
It SEEMS simple in theory: Drill a hole and put a pipe in it...pump water through the pipe...create steam etc.
Surely one would not have to drill deeper than 20 or 30 miles. Heck, even if 100 miles it seems achievable.
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:44:25 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:49:28 PM PDT
by
El Sordo
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
To: Red Badger
“watts of heat”? Watts up with that?
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posted on
07/18/2011 2:58:35 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Palin in 2012)
To: Red Badger
...uranium 238 decay accounts for about eight terawatts of the planet's heat...I guess that U25 is decaying as well, and that the 238/235 ratio is relatively stable.
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posted on
07/18/2011 3:04:19 PM PDT
by
Rudder
(The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
To: Mariner
Whomever figure out a safe and cost-effective way to harness it will become very, very rich.
............
Likely this has already been done.
People just haven’t figured out how to make the transition.
We’re talking about fracking. The drill down 6-8 thousand feet, then drill sideways, then pump a solution into the rock to crack it open to let the gas flow.
Same thing could be done for hot rock. only instead of bringing up gas and oil—they bring up hot water and steam or something that steams at a lower temperature.
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posted on
07/18/2011 4:13:12 PM PDT
by
ckilmer
(Phi)
To: Red Badger
“That still leaves more than half the planet’s heat energy unaccounted for, including all the heat created in the core.”
Everyone knows the cause is man-made global warming.
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posted on
07/18/2011 4:21:10 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: Mariner
"Whomever figure out a safe and cost-effective way to harness it will become very, very rich. "Five major geothermal power plants exist in Iceland, which produce approximately 26.2% (2010)[1] of the nation's energy. In addition, geothermal heating meets the heating and hot water requirements of approximately 87% of all buildings in Iceland."
Link
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posted on
07/18/2011 4:22:26 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(Real presidents don't bow.)
To: WKUHilltopper
Everyone knows Keebler Elves are down there baking cookies and heating the core.Shhhh! The ecowhackos will call for a boycott of cookies and ban elves next!
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posted on
07/18/2011 4:49:52 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Flag_This
It doesn’t hurt that Iceland straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is basically a volcanic island. Plenty of heat to tap.
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posted on
07/18/2011 5:03:07 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Red Badger
The EPA’s not going to like that.
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posted on
07/18/2011 5:08:14 PM PDT
by
SunTzuWu
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/18/2011 6:14:14 PM PDT
by
onedoug
(If bulls)
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posted on
07/18/2011 6:14:58 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Steely Tom
"Thus, the amount of energy claimed in this story to evolve from decay of uranium and thorium in Earth's interior is about 0.025% (one four-thousandth) of what we receive from the Sun. " Just enough to keep our toes from freezing at night... '-)
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posted on
07/18/2011 6:40:19 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
(There is no Constitutional right to NOT be offended.)
To: Mariner
Whomever figure out a safe and cost-effective way to harness it will become very, very rich.
The problem so far is that the heat and fluids are so corrosive that any and all electricity generation machinery conks out in a hurry.
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posted on
07/18/2011 7:21:54 PM PDT
by
Colinsky
To: Mariner
It SEEMS simple in theory: Drill a hole and put a pipe in it... One word: VOLCANO...............
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posted on
07/19/2011 5:34:00 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(PEAS in our time? Obama cries PEAS! PEAS! when there is no PEAS!..........................)
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