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	<title><![CDATA[US Department of Energy to Invest $90 Million in Advanced Geothermal Research]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/26/us-department-of-energy-t_n_109521.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://treehugger.com/"><img src='http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/22039/original.jpg' align="right"></a></p>

<p><img alt="Geothermal Power Plant photo" src="http://www.treehugger.com/geothermal-power-plant-i01.jpg" width="468" height="323" /></p>

<p><strong>Geothermal Energy Deserves More Attention</strong><br />
Like <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/wave_power_ocean.php">wave-power</a>, geothermal energy lives in the shadow of its two more popular brothers, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/acciona-energia-solar-power-thermal-spain.php">solar power</a> and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/queen-offshore-wind-turbine-power-clipper.php">wind power</a>. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to do something about that with a $90 million "Funding Opportunity Announcement"; it plans to award 26 grants to both industry and academia. "A minimum of 20% private sector cost share is required for...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Green]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-04T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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