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I don’t necessarily disagree, but prioritize water bottlers like Arrowhead above agriculture. I’d also like to see more money put into ocean desalination (sola

• TomSwirly 5y ago
  > prioritize water bottlers like Arrowhead above agriculture NO. The way to deliver water to humans is in permanent pipes, not in disposable plastic bottles.
  • desine 5y ago
    That’s exactly my point. Prioritize changing their price.
• mschuster91 5y ago
  > I’d also like to see more money put into ocean desalination (solar powered, to cover another great natural resource we have). De-salination produces enormous amounts of saltwater brine that are usually dumped back into the ocean... which in turn threatens marine life: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146 De-salination should be a last-ditch attempt, not something that should be done regularly!
  • agonmon 5y ago
    Don't dump it back then. Should be easy to regulate, each liter of water produced should have a certain number of grams of salt to account for. Personally I would like to see that salt turned into structures: https://gizmodo.com/buildings-you-can-lick-9-spectacular-structures-made-o-5992613 https://gizmodo.com/buildings-you-can-lick-9-spectacular-str...
    • wiml 5y ago
      I wonder how much more costly it is to produce solid salt bricks instead of brine? I like the idea of a New Las Vegas made out of salt.