On AlterNet: desalination
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "desalination"
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 19, 2009.
After years of claiming that they needed no public support to build this plant, this claim has finally been proven false.
Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch. July 27, 2009.
Other cities considering desal would be wise to look at what happened in Tampa.
Agence France PresseJuly 8, 2009.
Singapore now has the capability to generate much of its own water and is well vested in recycling used water.
Robert Glennon, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.
If the money needed for these hugely expensive proposals were used to fund conservation and reuse projects, the water shortage problem would be fixed.
Frank R. Rijsberman, Boston Review. January 21, 2009.
So, is the planet drying up? Not exactly, but a growing number of people are sharing a fixed amount of water that is badly managed and polluted.
Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 13, 2008.
Unfortunately it is a classic case of "climate feedback" as desal plants cause more emissions and ocean acidification.
Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor. June 2, 2008.
Despite controversy, the first big New England desalination plant is expected to go online in Massachusetts this month.
Jared Simpson, Waterblogged.Info AlterNet: Water. May 21, 2008.
A story actually covered by the local TV news station.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. January 15, 2008.
Desalination plants are popping up all over the world, but they may very well make the environmental crisis worse.
