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No Mention of Geothermal Energy

To The Faculty Newsletter:

I just received the Newsletter and read some of the articles, including your editorial, and I was very surprised about what you wrote. There is not a single mention of geothermal energy. This is in a way ironic, since of the major contributions to assess the potential of this domain is the 2006 report, “The Future of Geothermal Energy,” which was developed at MIT. This report is widely cited in the geothermal community and is usually referred to as the “MIT REPORT”!! It is like the other “clean energies” not without its problems, but given its potential and sustainability, it should have at least been mentioned.

I realize that it is not easy to write a brief editorial about such a complex problem, but a somewhat wider perspective might have been appropriate.

I am looking forward to getting your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Herbert H. Einstein
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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