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CU Shot of Hot water landing beside geyser at El Tatio geysers / San Pedro de Atacama, Norte Grande, Chile
CU Shot of Hot water landing beside geyser at El Tatio geysers / San Pedro de Atacama, Norte Grande, Chile
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Geothermal Power Station Svartsengi in The Blue Lagoon Iceland
Water Steam Pouring out of the Chimney on Geothermal Power Station in Svartsengi region Iceland
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Krafla Geothermal Station in Northern Iceland
Geothermal Power Station in the Krafla Volcanic Region Iceland
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Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
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Smoking fumaroles in the geothermal area Hverir, Iceland.
Geothermal Area in the Background of the Sunset Sky, Namafjall Iceland.
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Geothermal Power Station Svartsengi in The Blue Lagoon Iceland
Water Steam Pouring out of the Chimney on Geothermal Power Station in Svartsengi region Iceland
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Smoking fumaroles in the geothermal area Hverir, Iceland.
Geothermal Area in the Background of the Sunset Sky, Namafjall Iceland.
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Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
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Stream of boiling water in a lava field in GrindavÃk on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland.
Stream of boiling water in a lava field in GrindavÃk on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland.
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Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
Wet steam above hot geothermal springs with boiling water, Iceland.
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Geothermal Area Covered by Hot Steam, Namafjall Iceland.
Geothermal Area Covered by Hot Steam, Namafjall Iceland.
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Mud pots in the geothermal area Hverir, Iceland.
Mud pots in the geothermal area Hverir, Iceland.
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Krafla Geothermal Station in Northern Iceland
Geothermal Power Station in the Krafla Volcanic Region Iceland
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Krafla Geothermal Station in Northern Iceland
Geothermal Power Station in the Krafla Volcanic Region Iceland
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Steam rises from geothermal vents on Mt. Vesuvius.
Steam rises from geothermal vents on Mt. Vesuvius.
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Clouds of smoke rise from a volcano crater.
Clouds of smoke rise from a volcano crater.
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Clouds of smoke rise from a volcano crater.
Clouds of smoke rise from a volcano crater.
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Bubbling mud pools in the geothermal area of Hverir near Myvatn, Northern Iceland.
Bubbling mud pools in the geothermal area of Hverir near Myvatn, Northern Iceland.
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A geothermal power plant is situated in a valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
A geothermal power plant is situated in a valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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A man walks over a lava flow still steaming near Myvatn in Iceland.
A man walks over a lava flow still steaming near Myvatn in Iceland.
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Geothermal energy - energy produced from the extraction of heat from the Earth - generates about 3000 megawatts of power in the US. Experts predict another 3000 megawatts will be available by 2012.
HEADLINE:Stimulus funds target geothermal energy
CAPTION: 'The Geysers' - a 40-square-mile steam field just north of San Francisco produces a portion of energy for California's residents. It's a small operation, but one that...