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This infographic is very misleading. All water isn't created equally. A liter in a very wet place like Florida used to grow strawberries doesn't have much of an
by thesausageking 5y ago
This infographic is very misleading. All water isn't created equally. A liter in a very wet place like Florida used to grow strawberries doesn't have much of an impact, while a liter taken from depleted aquifers in dry, northern Texas makes a bad situation worse.
- dsalzman 5y agothat is true, but just like oil water can be transported via pipelines.
- CapitalistCartr 5y agoAnd, just as oil, it costs money, adding to the price.
- ed25519FUUU 5y agoAnd, with enough electricity, taken right from the ocean.
- Retric 5y agoIn theory sure, but not so much in practice. The east coast of the US dumps a lot of fresh water into the ocean, but trying to transport it to the Midwest is pardon the pun a herculean task.
- Clubber 5y agoWe transfer millions of dollars of fresh Florida water all over the world every day at a profit margin of ~1600x. It comes in little plastic bottles.
- Retric 5y agoNow make it competitive with desalination at around 1/2 a cent a gallon and realize even that is far to expensive for agricultural use. That’s the difference between theory and practice.
- Spooky23 5y agoWater and land isn’t fungible. US policy made it possible to grow produce in the desert for free. When climate changes reduce Colorado flow and groundwater in the Midwest runs out, you can’t just grow tomatoes in New Jersey and Long Island anymore. It’s converted to millions of homes and businesses.