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It's also not unreasonable to assume that the cost of traditional ways to grow tomatoes will go up further, due to water becoming even scarcer, fossil fuel use
by Scarblac 10y ago
It's also not unreasonable to assume that the cost of traditional ways to grow tomatoes will go up further, due to water becoming even scarcer, fossil fuel use being heavily regulated, etc.
But more importantly, the second of these plants will probably be cheaper than $200m, and the 50th will be a lot cheaper.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoWhen the Ogallala Aquifer runs dry, America's vast everythingbasket will be finished. Even without fossil fuel regulations or even climate change itself, our unsustainable consumption will inevitably require solutions such as these.
- SEJeff 10y agoWell the US also has some of the largest fresh water lakes in the world. I happen to live in Chicago right next to Lake Michigan (as a simple example). The Romans didn't have near the tech we have no a days and managed to create some impressive aqueducts. Given the extreme need, we would figure something out.
- Retric 10y agoThe Ogallala Aquifer has more water than Lake Huron and Canada has a rather large stake in the great lakes. So yes, it may add decades, but it's not a long term solution.
- logfromblammo 10y ago...but the rational, sensible solution would be ruined by NIMBYs and political corruption and horribly exploitative rent-seeking. You almost have to fix the problem before anyone even realizes it is a problem to get it done at a reasonable cost.
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