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Swiss Court Acquits Geologist in Earthquake Trial

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Dec 21, 2009, 1:34:38 PM12/21/09
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Swiss Court Acquits Geologist in Earthquake Trial

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- A Swiss court on Monday acquitted a geologist
accused of causing earthquakes while drilling deep into the ground in a
pioneering attempt to produce clean energy.

The Basel criminal court said it acquitted Markus Haering because he had
not deliberately damaged properties or acted carelessly on the heat
mining project, which aimed to be the first to generate power
commercially by boiling water on rocks three miles underground. <more>

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