I saw a youtuber musing on this who claimed to have the solution
Basically, his theory was that once the whole country is on wind, solar, and nuclear power, we won't need all the oil and gas pipelines. We can just repurpose those to move water from parts of the country with too much to parts with too little.
Among many, many logistical things he just didn't grasp, he also didn't understand that that the volume of water a population consumes is orders of magnitude greater than the volume of gas and oil it consumes.
It's kinda sad really how easy it is for someone who is so clueless to put their opinions out there in what sure looks like an authoritative manner that other uninformed people are likely to believe.
** Edited by Tafkam Hokie at 1/4/2023, 3:52:37 PM
Thread Replies (15)
So CA complains about drought and now complaining about rain
-- bigbadbird
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:19 AM ET
bigbadbird
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01/04/23 10:19 AM ET
I spent Xmas/NY week in Montecito and it came down! More so up north.
-- DonHo-kieHi
Jan 04, 2023 at 06:34 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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01/04/23 06:34 PM ET
Southern California is a desert, so...**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:31 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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01/04/23 10:31 AM ET
So you store it (aquifer), bring it in (aqueducts & pipelines) or vacate**
-- HOKIERIT
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:34 AM ET
HOKIERIT
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01/04/23 10:34 AM ET
Do you build that for a rain like this every 5 years?**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:48 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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01/04/23 10:48 AM ET
I've said that for years. How have they not built a pipeline?!?**
-- BobG
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:21 AM ET
BobG
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01/04/23 10:21 AM ET
I saw a youtuber musing on this who claimed to have the solution
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-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 04, 2023 at 03:51 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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01/04/23 03:51 PM ET
They’ll send it in the high speed train … oh, wait.**
-- B777Fr8Dog
Jan 04, 2023 at 11:09 AM ET
B777Fr8Dog
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01/04/23 11:09 AM ET
When the wars are over food and water instead of oil, ISH will get REAL!**
-- NokieHokie
Jan 04, 2023 at 04:01 PM ET
NokieHokie
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01/04/23 04:01 PM ET
Gross government malfeasance .. Large projects like reservoirs and ->
-- HOKIERIT
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:32 AM ET
HOKIERIT
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01/04/23 10:32 AM ET
What they choose to farm is also part of the issue. Almonds require some
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 04, 2023 at 10:53 AM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/04/23 10:53 AM ET
Yeah..hard to argue what they grow, but something needs to be planned for>
-- HOKIERIT
Jan 04, 2023 at 11:04 AM ET
HOKIERIT
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01/04/23 11:04 AM ET