{"id":34462,"date":"2018-05-22T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T23:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=34462"},"modified":"2018-05-22T18:37:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T23:37:35","slug":"hawaii-national-guard-presence-builds-as-lava-nears-geothermal-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=34462","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii National Guard Presence Builds As Lava Nears Geothermal Power Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-05-22\/hawaii-national-guard-presence-builds-lava-nears-geothermal-power-plant\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Hawaii National Guard Presence Builds As Lava Nears Geothermal Power Plant<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1200\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1200\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>Update: For some context of what is going on in Hawaii, here is NBC&#8217;s latest live shot &#8211; not a green screen&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_12-20-42.jpg?itok=cUBnCFfY\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_12-20-42.jpg?itok=cUBnCFfY\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_12-20-42.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_12-20-42.jpg?itok=cUBnCFfY 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a443fdc5-b3ee-4684-b322-75283e8df51b\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellihub.com\/big-island-lava-flow-nears-geothermal-plant-in-puna-as-national-guard-troop-presence-increases\/\"><em>Via Intellihub.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The situation on the Big Island is changing rapidly<\/strong> as Mount Kilauea spews more lava and gas threatening life in the region&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid345783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQth4-jYAcg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>National Guard presence on the island is high as molten lava has made its way <strong>within a few hundred yards of Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) power plant<\/strong> which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellihub.com\/hawaii-national-guard-whistle-blower-notifies-friends-and-family-of-imminent-power-plant-explosion-tsunami\/\">government insiders have already warned<\/a>\u00a0may explode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_8-57-27.jpg?itok=OxqcqiIW\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_8-57-27.jpg?itok=OxqcqiIW\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_8-57-27.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_8-57-27.jpg?itok=OxqcqiIW 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"258\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b44c4231-9b1d-424e-becf-8c60951c3167\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/427432-power-plant-hawaii-volcano-lava\/\">RT reports<\/a> that<strong> the geothermal power plant has been forced to completely shut down<\/strong> after Hawaii&#8217;s Kilauea volcano entered a more violent stage, shooting fountains of red into the vicinity and<strong> threatening the release of toxic gases from the site.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-09-05.jpg?itok=nXL-cBE3\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-09-05.jpg?itok=nXL-cBE3\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-09-05.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-09-05.jpg?itok=nXL-cBE3 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"418\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c1183098-3254-49c2-a26d-15c7142cf9c0\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crews at the Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) plant worked overnight to<strong> cap the 11th and final well at the site<\/strong>, which provides 25 percent of the Big Island&#8217;s power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-11-51.jpg?itok=pg6_xndB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-11-51.jpg?itok=pg6_xndB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-11-51.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2018-05-22_9-11-51.jpg?itok=pg6_xndB 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"840d0eff-91b7-4c49-884e-9e4363214412\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wells run 6,000 to 8,000 feet (1,829-2,438 meters) underground to tap into extremely hot water and steam used to run turbines and produce electricity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The capping is the latest measure to be taken at the plant, <\/strong>which has been closed since Kilauea first erupted on May 3. Authorities previously removed the highly flammable chemical pentane from the site.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cCounty, state, and federal partners have been collaborating closely to monitor the situation and work with PGV to ensure the safety of the surrounding communities,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>county officials said, as quoted by Reuters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-05-18\/hawaii-national-guard-whistleblowers-warn-friends-family-imminent-power-plant\">As Intellihub reported on 18 May:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The highly-controversial Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) geothermal power plant has become a major issue of concern among U.S. government insiders who fear an imminent explosion<\/strong> of the plant may cause a massive tsunami and wreak havoc in the region due to the recent uptick in volcanic activity on Mount Kilauea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii National Guard Presence Builds As Lava Nears Geothermal Power Plant Update: For some context of what is going on in Hawaii, here is NBC&#8217;s latest live shot &#8211; not a green screen&#8230; *\u00a0 *\u00a0 * Via Intellihub.com, The situation on the Big Island is changing rapidly as Mount Kilauea spews more lava and gas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20186,20212,8838,20213,1216,4318],"class_list":["post-34462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-big-island","tag-geothermal-power-plant","tag-hawaii","tag-lava","tag-national-guard","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34463,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34462\/revisions\/34463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}