Drilling for clean energy

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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An unlimited source of energy lurks below the earth. On this special episode of the Unexplainable podcast, why it’s so hard to tap into geothermal energy. This episode was produced and hosted by Noam Hassenfeld, edited by Jorge Just, with mixing and sound design from Cristian Ayala, production support from Thomas Lu, and fact checking from Melissa Hirsch. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and retreat hotel, next to a hardened lava stream and the Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant, in Grindavik, Iceland. Photo by HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	President Trump's big, beautiful bill was many things to many people.
0:06.0	For those people who are worried about climate change, it was a disaster.
0:10.0	Gone are the solar tax credits, the EV tax credits, and no surprise given the president's long-running fixation on birds, the wind tax credits.
0:19.0	But I've restricted windmills in the United States because they also kill all your birds.
0:24.8	You know, they wipe out.
0:25.7	You know, it's interesting.
0:26.9	If you shoot a bald eagle in the United States, they put you in jail for five years.
0:32.3	And yet windmills knock out hundreds of them.
0:34.8	But one form of clean energy did survive the bill's assault, and that is geothermal energy. Geothermal projects are still going to get those tax credits. Why? Today, on Today explained, we're going to travel to Iceland to learn why everyone is so excited about geothermal energy. Support for this show comes from Robin Hood.
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