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At the rate we are daming rivers, we will destroy many river ecosystems. This seems less harmful than dams and could be a bridge until the energy costs of desal
by ryan_j_naughton 13y ago
At the rate we are daming rivers, we will destroy many river ecosystems. This seems less harmful than dams and could be a bridge until the energy costs of desalination are low enough .
If this discovery spurs investment in desalination (since this is simply cheaper desalination due to the lower salinity) that would an added benefit as it would accelerate the move toward desalination. Perhaps we could skip the dams entirely.
- wavefunction 13y agoWe could stop and reverse damming rivers. That's another alternative. Less people living in deserts. Less people in general. I'd rather pursue those than start messing with yet another part of the planet.
- __alexs 13y agoEnergy prices are unlikely to be low enough to support desalination in our life times. Water prices will have to rise to support it.