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Environment & Energy

hunter

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4. Desalinization is pretty crazy too.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:40 AM

Sep 2012

Most especially when it's powered by fossil fuels.

I figure most of these water problems will be "solved" the old fashioned way: People will move.

In some places this will cause very serious refugee problems and people will die.

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5 Crazy Schemes We May Turn to For More Water [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP

That's a lot of energy to move that much fresh water lapfog_1 Sep 2012 #1

We are insane. pscot Sep 2012 #2

Scary Nihil Sep 2012 #7

Apparently humans now think they are God and all powerful NickB79 Sep 2012 #3

Desalinization is pretty crazy too. hunter Sep 2012 #4

What you have said is spot on, ... CRH Sep 2012 #5

"Moral choices" are luxuries that only exist in times (and places) of plenty Nihil Sep 2012 #6

Yes, hunger, thirst, and shelter are very compelling, ... CRH Sep 2012 #8