| Residents For Responsible Desalination (R4RD) |
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Since 6pm
Saturday 4-4-08
Saturday 4-4-08
| The R4RD Mission is to: Educate the public about ocean water desalination; Protect local control of water resources and marine life; Advocate the highest and best uses of technology and practices that minimizes environmental and health impacts; and, Promote environmentally preferable alternatives to ocean water desalination, such as water conservation, reclamation,retention, and recycling. |
| We are a local volunteer organization with a coastal community mission to keep you, our neighbors, aware of preventable disasters: |
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Debbie Cook Summarizes the Poseidon Desalination Issues Energy Down the Drain The next worst idea to turning tar sands into synthetic crude is turning ocean water into municipal drinking water. Sounds great until you zoom in on the environmental costs and energetic consequences. It may be technically feasible, but in the end it is unsustainable and will be just one more stranded asset. Her essay looks at the energy required to turn ocean water into potable water. The interrelationships of energy and water in our social systems will be paramount going forward--as we need water to procure most energy and energy to procure most water. And we are learning that more money won't magically procure more of either. Posted by Nate Hagens, The Oil Drum March 2, 2009 For more, click here |
