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> There's some serious flaws with not counting water as a renewable resource. I've often found myself pointing this out to people when talking about water bein
by TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
> There's some serious flaws with not counting water as a renewable resource.
I've often found myself pointing this out to people when talking about water being used, though it does depend a lot on where the water comes from, and / or being diverted away from.
- CalRobert 7y agoIt's relevant inasmuch as the transport and purification of water can have a substantial energy cost (and things like _groundwater_ are being depleted faster than used - some of California is sinking, and the Ogalalla (while huge and still mostly there) would take 6,000 years to replenish if depleted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer