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energyTHEN: California's Geothermal Geysers

Length 1:22
Created 10.17.11
Air Date 10.16.11

This week's energyTHEN! takes us back to 1958, when engineers were working to unlock geothermal energy potential in California's geysers. The area 85 miles north of San Francisco is now home to the world's largest geothermal complex.

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