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  • Great Salt Lake dry-up

    From StarDust@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 20 15:18:36 2022
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ni29GipkU

    Oh, no?
    We don't have Global warming?
    Lakes are drying up because they like to be dry!

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Jul 20 17:06:45 2022
    On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 18:18:37 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ni29GipkU

    Oh, no?
    We don't have Global warming?
    Lakes are drying up because they like to be dry!

    Ever see the Robert Redford movie, "The Candidate?" It's from 1970 or something.
    They WARNED about water tables and wildfires in California THEN. Morons did nothing.
    California burns through more water than any other state and their ONLY hope are 7-10 large,
    nuclear-powered desalination plants. I'm afraid solar panels and windmills just will not cut it.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Jul 20 16:56:48 2022
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 3:18:37 PM UTC-7, StarDust wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ni29GipkU

    Oh, no?
    We don't have Global warming?
    Lakes are drying up because they like to be dry!

    https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kb8xrqNvGk-Pi000LGbnCP5lxSo=/1400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7411681/Screen_Shot_2016_11_04_at_6.55.29_PM.png

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Wed Jul 20 20:44:21 2022
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 5:06:46 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 18:18:37 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ni29GipkU

    Oh, no?
    We don't have Global warming?
    Lakes are drying up because they like to be dry!
    Ever see the Robert Redford movie, "The Candidate?" It's from 1970 or something.
    They WARNED about water tables and wildfires in California THEN. Morons did nothing.
    California burns through more water than any other state and their ONLY hope are 7-10 large,
    nuclear-powered desalination plants. I'm afraid solar panels and windmills just will not cut it.

    2/3 of CA's economy is farming, fish farming, so it needs a lot of water. Farmers always fight over water rights.
    CA gets a lot of water from the north, Oregon and Washington through an aqueduct.
    Back in the 70s, the state all most split into two, because of the water.

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  • From palsing@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Jul 20 21:36:36 2022
    On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 8:44:23 PM UTC-7, StarDust wrote:

    2/3 of CA's economy is farming, fish farming, so it needs a lot of water.

    Well, California's agriculture produces $47.1 billion in produce...

    https://norcalwater.org/2017/08/04/california-agriculture-a-state-of-abundance/

    ... whereas California's "aquaculture" (fish farming) produced $102 million in product...

    https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/our-work/discover-california-seafood/aquaculture-california

    ... so I think your claim that 2/3rd of California economy is from fish farming is a little bit suspect...

    Farmers always fight over water rights.
    CA gets a lot of water from the north, Oregon and Washington through an aqueduct.

    I can find no evidence that this claim is true. This article...

    https://www.cadizwaterproject.com/where-does-californias-water-come-from/

    ... does not mention either Oregon or Washington even once. I would sure like to see where you got this information. According to this...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_interstate_water_pipelines_to_California#:~:text=As%20of%202013%2C%20there%20were%20no%20interstate%20water%20pipelines%20to%20California.

    "As of 2013, there were no interstate water pipelines to California."

    Back in the 70s, the state all most split into two, because of the water.

    I remember the chatter then...

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 20 23:45:00 2022
    On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:06:45 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 18:18:37 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ni29GipkU

    Oh, no?
    We don't have Global warming?
    Lakes are drying up because they like to be dry!

    Ever see the Robert Redford movie, "The Candidate?" It's from 1970 or something.
    They WARNED about water tables and wildfires in California THEN. Morons did nothing.
    California burns through more water than any other state and their ONLY hope are 7-10 large,
    nuclear-powered desalination plants. I'm afraid solar panels and windmills just will not cut it.

    Rubbish. Solar is perfect for desalination. Massively better than
    nuclear and a fraction of the cost.

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  • From Michael F. Stemper@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sun Jul 24 14:13:20 2022
    On 21/07/2022 00.45, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:06:45 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Ever see the Robert Redford movie, "The Candidate?" It's from 1970 or something.
    They WARNED about water tables and wildfires in California THEN. Morons did nothing.
    California burns through more water than any other state and their ONLY hope are 7-10 large,
    nuclear-powered desalination plants. I'm afraid solar panels and windmills just will not cut it.

    Rubbish. Solar is perfect for desalination. Massively better than
    nuclear and a fraction of the cost.

    For one very significant point, nukes need a lot of water for
    cooling; solar doesn't.

    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    Deuteronomy 24:17

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to michael.stemper@gmail.com on Sun Jul 24 14:10:30 2022
    On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 14:13:20 -0500, "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 21/07/2022 00.45, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:06:45 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Ever see the Robert Redford movie, "The Candidate?" It's from 1970 or something.
    They WARNED about water tables and wildfires in California THEN. Morons did nothing.
    California burns through more water than any other state and their ONLY hope are 7-10 large,
    nuclear-powered desalination plants. I'm afraid solar panels and windmills just will not cut it.

    Rubbish. Solar is perfect for desalination. Massively better than
    nuclear and a fraction of the cost.

    For one very significant point, nukes need a lot of water for
    cooling; solar doesn't.

    The biggest issue is economic. Nuclear is some of the most expensive
    power there is, with huge regulatory costs, immensely complex
    generation systems, and serious environmental issues with both
    obtaining fuel and disposing of waste. Solar for desalination, which
    doesn't even require electrical storage, is almost free energy.

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