claim: The amount of heat energy coming out of the Earth is too small to even be worth considering.
evidences.evidence_id: Earth:112
evidences.article: Earth
evidences.evidence: Because much of the heat is provided by radioactive decay, scientists postulate that early in Earth's history, before isotopes with short half-lives were depleted, Earth's heat production was much higher.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Earth:172
evidences.article: Earth
evidences.evidence: This last phenomenon is known as the greenhouse effect: trace molecules within the atmosphere serve to capture thermal energy emitted from the ground, thereby raising the average temperature.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Earth:179
evidences.article: Earth
evidences.evidence: Energy from the Sun heats this layer, and the surface below, causing expansion of the air.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Geothermal energy:153
evidences.article: Geothermal energy
evidences.evidence: Geothermal power is considered to be renewable because any projected heat extraction is small compared to the Earth's heat content.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Geothermal energy:162
evidences.article: Geothermal energy
evidences.evidence: A more technical description of the earth’s core energy would be to state that it is vast and enormous in quantity, but calling it unlimited and renewable in nature is a misnomer which might well fit today's current levels of use; but perhaps, just like humanity's impact on weather through global warming, there was a long held belief that human activity such as car emissions were minor, and could not impact weather conditions, but when an expanding number of cars reach a critical point, a global impact resulted.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS