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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by desine on Saturday July 24, 2021 @01:07AM (#27938560)
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 (solar powered, to cover another great natural resource we have).
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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by TomSwirly on Saturday July 24, 2021 @08:30AM (#27940337)
> prioritize water bottlers like Arrowhead above agriculture

NO. The way to deliver water to humans is in permanent pipes, not in disposable plastic bottles.

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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by desine on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:20AM (#27940726)
That’s exactly my point. Prioritize changing their price.
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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by mschuster91 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:47AM (#27941401)
> 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

De-salination should be a last-ditch attempt, not something that should be done regularly!

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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by agonmon on Saturday July 24, 2021 @12:49PM (#27942427)
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-str...
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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by wiml on Saturday July 24, 2021 @04:25PM (#27944172)
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.
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