Will Geothermal Scale The Slopes of Cascades Volcano? (Earth Techling)
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| Mount Baker (Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey) |
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has begun the consultation to decide whether forest land near Mount Baker should be leased out to power companies for the purpose of producing geothermal energy.
The service is considering allowing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to open for leasing about 5,500 acres on the southeast side of Mount Baker. The project is located in Whatcom County, Wash., in the Baker River watershed. The nominated lands are situated south of the Mount Baker Wilderness and east of the Mount Baker Nature Reserve Area.
It is believed that power companies would use thermal vents in the vicinity of the peak to tap the energy of the volcano.
