Pat Coate
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I love Paris in the springtime… and the summer… and the fall… Okay, I just love Paris! One thing that even further endears that gorgeous city to me is the residents’ active pursuit of the green transition. First it was a free bicycle-lending program. Now, they are actually starting to run the city on geothermal power with is 100% renewable! Say what you want about the French, but when it comes to new alternative-energy practices, they are cutting-edge.  The hot water from underground would be pumped up onto ground level and distributed into residential homes for use. The geothermal water has a temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit and could be used to heat up more water for consumption and as well to heat radiators.
The project that just begun, will power a new residential area of about 12,000 apartments that will be built by 2011. It will drastically reduce CO2 emissions, and will power up to 54% of the area’s electricity needs.
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