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  • @TurboDiesel
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    1 year ago

    I may be reading this wrong, but am I the only one for whom this sounds a lot like fracking, minus the gas extraction? I’d be curious to see the knock-on effects in the surrounding area.

    Hopefully I’m wrong, because I feel like this could be a pretty big leap for energy generation.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Isn’t the entire problem with fracking the gas extraction? Otherwise it’s just digging a hole.

      • @TurboDiesel
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        51 year ago

        My understanding is that it can also cause a lot of soil instability and subsidence in the area, but this may be different? Like I said, I’m happy to be wrong.