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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by HideousKojima on Monday September 23, 2024 @04:12PM (#41629973)
Watering our yards instead of living in cramped comblock apartments?
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Re:How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly ... by piva00 on Monday September 23, 2024 @04:32PM (#41630185)
> The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day at home. Roughly 70 percent of this use occurs indoors.

70% of the usage is from inside homes [0], not watering yards. No fucking idea how.

[0] https://www.epa.gov/watersense/how-we-use-water

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