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    1 year ago

    I may be reading this wrong, but am I the only one for whom this sounds a lot like fracking, minus the gas extraction? I’d be curious to see the knock-on effects in the surrounding area.

    Hopefully I’m wrong, because I feel like this could be a pretty big leap for energy generation.