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Abandoned mine provides geothermal energy

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Rev. Calvin Cast and Project Manager Chuck Williamson of John Wesley AME Zion Church, stand in front of the vacant stretch of Herron Avenue where excess geothermal energy could be used in the future.

By Reid Frazier, The Allegheny Front

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May 26, 2009 · Pennsylvania's abandoned mines could become a dependable source of geothermal energy.

An inner-city church in Pittsburgh is one of the first sites in the nation to turn polluted mine water into clean, renewable energy.

 

The Allegheny Front reports from WYEP in Pittsburgh.

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