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"Water is their big problem but with cheap renewable energy that problem is solvable either with pipelines or desalination." So, they kill their big advantage
by wheelerof4te 3y ago
"Water is their big problem but with cheap renewable energy that problem is solvable either with pipelines or desalination."
So, they kill their big advantage by using it to kill the biggest disadvantage? Where is the gain in this?
And it's not OR situation, but AND. They would need both desalination plants and lots of pipelines to just alleviate, not SOLVE the water problem.
- api 3y ago90% of water use in California is agricultural, not urban. Not sure about Arizona but it’s probably at least close. The city water problem is smaller than you think. Cities don’t directly use much water. I do think we will be forced by climate change to relocate some agriculture. We probably won’t be growing water heavy crops in the Southwest in 50 years.