Oregon leads the growing geothermal energy industry
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- Oregon leads the growing geothermal energy industry AP
- With a brew pub, college campus and commercial greenhouses all warmed by heat from deep within the earth, Klamath Falls serves as a model for a fledgling new green energy source that is gaining steam with the help of $338 million in federal stimulus money. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
- Oregon Institute of Technology Geo-Heat Center assistant director Toni Boyd, right, and operating engineer Scott Keiffer talk next to the new turbine in the geothermal plant that produces heat and electricity for the college campus in Klamath Falls, Ore. With a brew pub, commercial greenhouses and city sidewalks all drawing heat from deep within the earth, Klamath Falls serves as a model for a green energy source that is gaining steam. AP
- Klamath Basin Brewing Co. in Klamath Falls, Ore. With a brew pub, college campus and commercial greenhouses all drawing heat from deep within the earth, Klamath Falls serves as a model for a green energy source that is gaining steam with the help of $338 million in federal stimulus money. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
- Andy Foster poses with the heat exchangers for the geothermal system that warms buildings and sidewalks in downtown Klamath Falls, Ore. A brew pub, greenhouses, and college classrooms all use heat from volcanic rocks in this timber and ranching town. It serves as a model for a fledgling geothermal energy industry that is gaining steam with $338 million in stimulus funding. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
- Sidewalks heated by geothermal energy keep snow from piling up. With a brew pub, college campus and commercial greenhouses all warmed by heat from deep within the earth, Klamath Falls serves as a model for a fledgling new green energy source that is gaining steam with the help of $338 million in federal stimulus money. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
- Sidewalks heated by geothermal energy have stayed clear while a park bench, trash receptacle and the street are dusted with snow. A brew pub, greenhouses, and college classrooms all use heat from volcanic rocks in this timber and ranching town. It serves as a model for a fledgling geothermal energy industry that is gaining steam with $338 million in stimulus funding. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
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