Drought-tolerant gardens and xeroscapes are beautiful inside and out. That is the conclusion I’ve come to after studying desalination, which is the increasingly popular but very costly and energy-intensive process by which ocean water is made into fresh water. (See here for Part I on desalination.)
Given that energy production drives global warming, we need to [...]
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This is Part 1 of a two-part story on desalination, the energy-intensive treatment of ocean water to render it drinkable. This post gives general information on desalination, and Part II will evaluate its merits, particularly in regard to quality of life and global warming.
If you live in the U.S. and you have deliberately drunk water [...]
Tags: desal plants·desalination·drought·environment·global warming·water·William Dalton
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