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I keep waiting for California to go the way of Israel and have more fresh water than they need. It would really help out the West if the coast could make use of
by twothamendment 10y ago
I keep waiting for California to go the way of Israel and have more fresh water than they need. It would really help out the West if the coast could make use of the water that is right next to them. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/israel-proves-the-desalination-era-is-here/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/israel-proves-the...
- thefalcon 10y agoHow do we go from waiting to doing?
- bpicolo 10y agoThere's not a great answer that isn't "Convince the government to spend tons of money on it" I feel like. Desalination is FAR more expensive than doing what we're currently doing (that is, getting it fresh to start). Until that balance tips it's unlikely we'd invest into desalination heavily.
- thefalcon 10y agoCan YC be convinced to spend tons of money on it? Add it to the project list?
- chiph 10y agoConvince the people living along the coast to allow the construction of a desalination plant nearby. Which won't happen because it'd devalue their million-dollar property (multi-million in places like Laguna Beach).
- rhizome 10y agoDiablo Canyon?
- sliverstorm 10y agoRight, you just have to import more fossil fuel. Problem solved. A desalination plant is a direct trade of energy for fresh water, and isn't our bottomless appetite for energy already making a mess of things?
- gravypod 10y agoSolar desalination would be quite effective for California.
- wott 10y ago> I keep waiting for California to go the way of Israel and have more fresh water than they need. You mean, steal water from Mexico?