BLM adopts categorical exclusions to expedite geothermal energy permitting. Really!

I bet, geothermal energy is another pipe dream like wind power!

If it was exploited and a large scale and around the world what would be the environmental and other consequences?

Using abundant geothermal energy in Iceland is probably OK, but in the U.S.?

"... “Geothermal energy is one of the technologies that can move our country toward a clean energy future [???],” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning. ...
The categorical exclusions adopted today apply only to geothermal exploration operations on public land. ...

Replenished by heat sources deep in the Earth, geothermal energy generates baseload electricity with minimal carbon emissions. It is abundant especially in the West, where the BLM has authority to manage geothermal leasing on approximately 245 million acres of public lands (and another 104 million acres of U.S. Forest Service lands). Geothermal energy is also used to heat buildings and operate greenhouses and aquaculture operations."

BLM adopts categorical exclusions to expedite geothermal energy permitting | Bureau of Land Management

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