Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by TrispusAttucks on Saturday June 04, 2022 @02:03AM
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> Ask yourself, can the next generation build supermarkets? I don’t know if they could. It’s an amazing work logistics. Further, it requires California and growing food in desert. It also requires an abundance of energy for transport AND international trade. All of which is under tremendous pressure.
Yep. You're saying the quiet part out loud. Ssshhh.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by s5300 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @12:17AM
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So, basically - California needs nuke energy, & fast.
Easiest thing that should happen but never will. Can’t wait to see how things turn out, that being said.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by rejor121 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @01:49AM
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And water, which is becoming more and more scarce
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by s5300 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @02:51AM
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Carve out a giant semi-cone into the oceanside, acting as a static water inlet/basin.
Line surface area of cone w/heavy mirror array. Desalinate thru concentrated sunbeams.
Or something like that.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by adam-a on Saturday June 04, 2022 @03:48AM
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They are building giant solar desalinators in Saudi Arabia so this is maybe not far from the truth. https://wired.me/science/environment/desalination-solar-dome...
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by jhgb on Monday June 06, 2022 @03:11AM
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I'm not sure what they're attempting to describe in the article but so far seems to me like a child's toy compared to a proper multi-stage flash distillation plant (which uses multiple stages and decreased pressures at each stage to massively decrease energy requirements) -- and even those should use more energy than reverse osmosis plants.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by seanmcdirmid on Saturday June 04, 2022 @08:01AM
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Getting water from the sea up to the desert would be a huge challenge in California, and right on the coast isn’t very sunny for most of it.
It’s also what has enabled us to diversify. Easy to obtain any food, any time, without much meal prep.
I personally am still looking to grow, store and remain self-sufficiently. But it’s entirely a life style choice; built out of my fear for the further.
Ask yourself, can the next generation build supermarkets? I don’t know if they could. It’s an amazing work logistics. Further, it requires California and growing food in desert. It also requires an abundance of energy for transport AND international trade. All of which is under tremendous pressure.