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0 pointsmacintux3y ago0 comments

Desalination requires energy and creates waste. Perhaps we should live within our means instead.

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Yoofie3y ago

> Desalination requires energy and creates waste.

This is true for basically every human endeavor.

coryrc3y ago

Dams literally generate energy and provide water consistently.

selectodude3y ago

And lay waste to entire river ecosystems.

obmelvin3y ago

Do dams provide water? Don't they use the water provided by a body of water?

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jshen3y ago

You are advocating for famine and war.

adrianN3y ago

Or they're advocating for eating less water intensive things. If you for example grow wheat instead of grapes or almonds your likely reduce global famine a little bit.

macintuxOP3y ago

Or growing water-intensive crops in water-plentiful regions of the world.

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jshen3y ago

That’s meat, it’s the most water intensive. How much do you want to get that she/he eats meat everyday? What about you?

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Yoofie3y ago

> Desalination requires energy and creates waste.

This is true for basically every human endeavor.

coryrc3y ago

Dams literally generate energy and provide water consistently.

selectodude3y ago

And lay waste to entire river ecosystems.

obmelvin3y ago

Do dams provide water? Don't they use the water provided by a body of water?

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jshen3y ago

You are advocating for famine and war.

adrianN3y ago

Or they're advocating for eating less water intensive things. If you for example grow wheat instead of grapes or almonds your likely reduce global famine a little bit.

macintuxOP3y ago

Or growing water-intensive crops in water-plentiful regions of the world.

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jshen3y ago

That’s meat, it’s the most water intensive. How much do you want to get that she/he eats meat everyday? What about you?

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