Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

(2,921 posts)

2. Desalinization is both expensive and energy demanding.

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:46 AM

Sep 2014

Santa Barbra tried it and shut it down nearly two decades ago...
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/pw/resources/system/sources/desalination.asp

They may be able to supply the cities with drinking water, but the billions of gallons necessary for agriculture will be the problem.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

'Worse Than Anything Seen in 2,000 Years' as Megadrought Threatens Western States [View all] adirondacker Sep 2014 OP

Very worrisome for us out here Curtis Sep 2014 #1

Desalinization is both expensive and energy demanding. adirondacker Sep 2014 #2

Bet it's a lot cheaper and more efficient now, 20 years later Demeter Sep 2014 #11

Even Saudi Arabia doesn't rely heavily on desal. to exist NickB79 Sep 2014 #13

they want to build more dams because that's what we've always done phantom power Sep 2014 #5

Brown's 24 bilion dollar boondoggle of a project has been very much truedelphi Sep 2014 #9

The only solution to a megadrought: MOVE! NickB79 Sep 2014 #10

How will this affect the Kardashians? progressoid Sep 2014 #3

The closer you look, the worse it appears. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #4

2000 years? A blip on the time scale. Indydem Sep 2014 #6

A "megadrought" is defined by a time period Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #7

Rain clouds in the autumn dry up, as truedelphi Sep 2014 #8

Yes, but we wouldn't be Enthusiast Sep 2014 #17