[Geysers] Geyser Preservation and Scholarly Literature

[Paul Strasser]

The point of protecting Yellowstone is not to simply to give protection to
Old Faithful. Every spring in the park should have the same level of
protection.  Some tepid little pool just inside the boundary should be
considered off-limits.  

IF they need the volts, why not just build a dam on Henry's fork somewhere?
There is a nice little 1500-2000 foot hill between island park and Ashton,
and that would allow for one or several hydroelectric dams - assuming that
there is a dire need for energy nearby (which hasn't even been proven.)

Oh. Right. Dams aren't cool any more. 

Sorry.

Paul Strasser

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[mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Cross
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:03 PM
To: geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu
Subject: [Geysers] Geyser Preservation and Scholarly Literature

I suggest that any public statements on the destruction of geysers
by geothermal energy developments should cite relevant sources
from the scholarly literature.

I have several papers in my files that could be used to support the
argument that geothermal energy developments destroy geysers.

I would be happy to help include this information in any public statements
we make.

Here's an interesting question: if geothermal fluids are withdrawn from
point A, what is the greatest distance (point B) at which the effects of
geothermal fluid extraction have been noted?  Is it 1 mile?  3 miles?  10
miles?

The Park boundary is:

12.9 miles from Old Faithful (Upper Geyser Basin)
10.4 miles from Imperial Geyser (Lower Geyser Basin)
14.7 miles from Shoshone Geyser Basin
8.6 miles from Three River Junction
1.8 miles from Boundary Creek
11 miles from Heart Lake Geyser Basin
3.9 miles from Mammoth Hot Springs

All of these areas (excepting Mammoth) contain geysers.  Of course,
loss of geothermal fluids at any location would be unacceptable to us and
contrary to the original purpose of the Park.

Jeff Cross
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