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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by refurb on Friday July 07, 2023 @02:38AM (#36628025)
By that definition, when my kid goes to the beach and digs a hole in the sand and fills it with water they are "changing the environment". Do we need a proper environmental impact statement to determine the negative aspects of these changes?

Come on. They are literally moving salt a few meters.

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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by DropInIn on Friday July 07, 2023 @09:54AM (#36631797)
No, they are fundamentally changing the salts state and manner of interaction with the environment.

What do giant piles of salt do aside from melt and "burn" whatever they touch? That's right, they Spread.

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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by refurb on Saturday July 08, 2023 @10:03AM (#36644520)
You realize these piles of salt are right next to natural piles of salt?
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Re:Why Is Desalination So Difficult? by snypher on Sunday July 09, 2023 @11:50AM (#36655514)
This is just broken window theory for the beach.
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