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  • Geothermal Power
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  • Pros Benefit communities Harms the environment
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  • Con Is not renewable source, plants produce carbon dioxide and also created toxic waste. Very expansive to build up
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  • Source The high and low temp, heat exchangers are used to extract the heat from the hot geothermal fluid because this fluid often contains chemicals, it cannot be used directly in dying processes or where clean steam and hot water is necessary.
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  • How it work Steam and hot water from underground are used to drive generators and produce electricity.
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  • 3 extra piece info Large amounts of geothermal energy are mainly available in volcanic regions Monkey are taken advantage of the hot spring
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  • Work Cited http://go.galegroup.com Geothermal Power http://www.flickr.com Using Steam: Understanding Geothermal Energy. Prod. Discovery Education. Discovery Education, 2004. Discovery Education. Web. 10 January 2012..