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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by matthewdgreen on Saturday July 25, 2026 @01:15PM (#49049472)
With desalinization, in most places that is the case.
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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by dataflow on Saturday July 25, 2026 @02:13PM (#49050094)
Er... for starters, hasn't one of the biggest arguments against desalination been the ecological impact? Or are we assuming spherical cows here?
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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by inigyou on Saturday July 25, 2026 @04:42PM (#49051360)
Yes, but that's localized and temporary. It's nothing like the ecological impact of burning fossil fuels, and more like the ecological impact of a quarry. It's a lower impact than a hydro dam, I think.

You have an intake that can suck in sea life accidentally, and an outlet that emits water too salty for sea life to survive, which doesn't go beyond a certain distance as it mixes again with normal ocean water.

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