California regulators are likely to approve a new water desalination plant today as state officials look for solutions to ongoing water shortages, as the state struggles through its worst drought in over 1,000 years.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    yeah its not completely unreasonable. they might need to filter out stuff that will just coalesce in one spot no matter what but all that stuff is just naturally part of the ocean is the thing

    • regul [any]
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      2 years ago

      Eventually the price for rare minerals will get high enough that processing of brine will be profitable.