Why Wouldn’t We Use Geothermal?

The Geothermal Working Group’s interim report to the Hawai‘i State Legislature was the headline article in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald a couple days ago.

Big role for geothermal energy

by Peter Sur
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:29 AM HST

Huge rise in oil costs may spell trouble for isle unless switch made

Geothermal energy has “significant potential” to be the Big Island’s primary energy resource and replace shrinking oil supplies, a new report says…. Read the full story here

The report warns that world oil supplies are declining, and that we are dangerously vulnerable living where we do in the middle of the ocean; and also that we do have a solution very few people in the world have: Geothermal.

Jeff Rubin is former chief economist for CIBC World Bank-Canada. An optimist, he writes:

How Sustainable Is Growth with Triple-Digit Oil Prices?

Posted by Jeff Rubin on January 19th, 2011

With oil prices within spitting distance of triple-digit levels (Brent traded over $99 per barrel last week, while West Texas Intermediate was north of $90 per barrel), it may be time to reconsider just how long this recovery will run….Read more

Tell me, why NOT geothermal? Why wouldn’t we use geothermal? What am I missing?

Get thousand reasons why no can. I’m only looking for one reason why CAN!