Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)

It is now feasible under any circumstances; witness the Three Gorges Dam environmental disaster, the result of which are the destructive earthquakes due to the weight of the water backed up behind the dam. The EGS process of fracturing the hot rocks has demonstrated the earthquake potential. There is another process whichis doable but not publicly disseminated/released.

exajoules?
Never hear of that.

10^18 joules

I heard about this from the documentary 'Zeitgeist:Addendum'. It's definitely worth watching!

the reports viewed here say the oil cup is half empty

Yes, although the oxygen cycle is renewable and wind is a function of solar absorbtion they naturally buffer themselves and not comparable to the core. Radioactive decay in the core is in steady state. it doesn't adjust its heat output when it is perturbed

Enhanced geothermal is one technological advancement that just may save the planet. We humans can't stop the march of progress inspired by our creative minds... it's in our nature to innovate and expand. What we can do is direct that innovation in ways that will protect future generations from decimating our planets fragile ecosystems -- enhanced geothermal is one such innovation.

all of your comments are intriguing, yes its costly, perhaps it will cool the core, perhaps.. i seriously doubt the earth will cool down, we are only touching the earths outer core, the core will always stay hot, man will not deplete the cores heat, because 1. we dont need that much 2. if we do, nobody will allow harvesting of the core. we must consider doing this worldwide to replace the almost depleted oil and fossil fuels, we must realize the future and use this to our advantage

Amen