Yeah this is a very forward facing technology that may end up becoming a lifesaver.
Comment on Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
batmangrundies@lemmy.world 11 months agoWe’re past the point where we can stop it wholesale.
We already have aquifers barely holding on, we’ve lost major sources of fresh water already.
I’m all for climate action, but we also need to starting developing technologies for living in the bed we’ve made.
Folks keep talking about climate change like it’s some future event. You are living through it right now.
assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 11 months ago
orrk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
you know how we can stop the massive drain on the aquifers? by not allowing everyone to tap it as much as they want, farmers will have to deal with 30% fewer yields on corn, Nestle 'n Co. will lose their money printer, but that’s all we would need to save the American aquifers, to STOP FARMING INT THE DESERT
Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That 30% less yields means 30% more cost for the consumer, not Nestle.
orrk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
well i brought up nestle as in them just bottling free water, but a large amount of that added agriculture is used to produce corn that is inedible for human consumption and only used as animal feed, basis for fertilizer, or HFCS.
and maybe we need to put a cap on the amount of profit a company like Nestle can extract.
ky56@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Pretty sure a profit cap goes against the entire concept of the stock market. It would probably collapse it.
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