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Re:The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth (2021) [pdf] by boringg on Monday August 29, 2022 @03:33PM (#32642495)
De-sal super expensive and has issues - isn't a silver bullet as proponents like to make it out to be.
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Re:The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth (2021) [pdf] by acidburnNSA on Monday August 29, 2022 @03:51PM (#32642716)
Is it more expensive than running out of water though?
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Re:The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth (2021) [pdf] by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday August 29, 2022 @04:35PM (#32643213)
If the cost of running out of water is shutting down a few acres of almond farms, probably.
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Re:The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth (2021) [pdf] by pyuser583 on Monday August 29, 2022 @06:16PM (#32644265)
It’s more expensive than other alternatives to running out of water. For example, mining fresh water from below the ocean floor.
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