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What You Need to Know About Geothermal Heating and Cooling

A pilot project in Massachusetts offers a glimpse of what its future could be.

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Construction of a geothermal pilot project begins in July 2023 in Framingham, Mass. Credit: Eversource
A house with its lights on is in the background. In the foreground: "GEO" spray painted in purple on the sidewalk leading up to it.

How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels

By Phil McKenna

Construction of Eversource's geothermal pilot project takes place in the parking lot of Mass Bay Community College in Framingham, Mass. on Sept. 13, 2023. Credit: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

By Phil McKenna

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