It was no surprise to me that the Basel geothermal plant in Switzerland was suspended, because more than 10,000 earthquakes occurred in the first 6 days of water injection, with some earthquakes measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AGUFM.V53F..08D).
After all, Earth is a whole, living organism; a ‘mother’ for all life. All of life is birthed ‘in Earth’ and kept alive by her waters, nutrients and air. I say ‘in Earth’ rather than ‘on’, because Earth is not just a surface in which the drama of our lives is unfolding – she extends up into the fullness of the atmosphere to transport water vapor, moderate temperature, provide useful gases, burn up small meteors before they hit, and her ozone layer and magnetic field blocks ultraviolet solar radiation to permit life on land.
If we drill deep and Earth shakes repeatedly, she is letting us know that it is not okay to do this. To listen to her signs and to find ways to live that are in alignment with her is essential to our quality of life and the life of the planet itself.
Tags: Geothermal, Respecting Earth, Steven Gervais, Sustainability
