Do folks here understand the expense and energy use associated with desalination plants?

[CreekDog]

43. No, I don't want nuclear power in California, go to Advanced Search and you'll see my opposition

You admit you haven't based your support of desalination on knowing anything about the issue itself.

You just want it.

Study it first, please? Is that too much to ask?

Why offer an opinion without learning the topic first? Why offer an opinion without learning what those who know the most about it, think about it first?

What is the value of your opinion on desalination compared to the value of an expert on the topic?

It's not as valuable. The value is based on the reliability of the idea and the soundness of it. If you don't know what experts know, if you don't know the science and other issues involved, the chances that your idea is not sound and unreliable are higher than that of an expert.

I'm giving you a hard time, but it's not just you.

If you don't know the topic well, study the topic before arguing it. Don't argue first and study later, gain expertise first and argue from knowledge later.