Drillers break into magma chamber.

oh great! another part of the earth we can most likely deplete now... u guys cant seriously agree with this?

I was pondering the idea of using heat from volcanoes to make energy for a long time, but I just assumed there were some logistical or practical barriers to it and that's why it hadn't been done yet.

Damn stealth magma chambers, they'll get ya every time.

If this is practical it would be amazing, there's some serious promise in geothermal energy.

Also just to add one more thing. Like with most things progressive now days. Other countries around the earth are already doing this. It's not new, there actually a geothermal energy plant in Cali!

We've just never heard about it cause if it's not Bush, Iraq, Obama, or Bailout news we don't here about shit!

GO CURRENT!

Paris said it best, "That's hot."

Awesome find.

Its unexplored down there! I'd like to see what magma can do for us -

amazing. when I first heard about this they described it as almost like the equivalent of finding a dinosaur wandering around in the woods, from the amount of ancient geological information they can get from it.

Two things, one who said anything about using or accessing the earths core? Did I miss something. Last I checked no one has come close or will anytime soon.

Next, from what I know getting energy this way puts out only 5% of the carbon emissions we currently put out using current sources of energy. Isn't that worth looking into?

Hawaiiiiiiiiii

Where was this? That is insane

It's called Geothermal Energy. You should look it up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power

geothermal energy plant!!!

Brad2000, thorstein, is my sarcasm detector going off?

This is concerning, I could see how someone would want to find the magma core--i think that I would be interested. But I believe that now that we have found it we should leave it be, because I don't need a chain reaction of the earth's magma core affecting our delicate world even more.

I agree with brad2000. What do they have to show that this (accessing the core directly for whatever use) won't endanger the earth's core?

Literally!

That's Hot!

Just why?...

damn. it only take one false move to make falling into even the smallest magma flow the worst step of your life.
i think it would be very hard to use magma as a reliable source or energy for the world, given it can be found anywhere really.