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by agentultra 49 days ago
Long term, fresh water as a resource is in decline [0].

[0] https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/global-fres...
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loeg 48 days ago
DCs could desal all of their cooling water from saltwater and it would still pencil. (So could residential water, for that matter.)
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agentultra 46 days ago
They could but that’s more expensive and location dependent. Much cheaper to put the externalities on tax payers and use their potable drinking water at a nice discount. Best: you don’t even have to report usage.
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