Posted on 06/09/2007 2:38:53 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
If the Mexican hordes have to be bribed to go back or stay home, then I say bribe them. It’s going to be far cheaper in the long run.
Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! Its NOT OVER!!
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The sun does a fine job of desalinating water. Evaporation creates water vapor. All that is needed is condensation of atmospheric water vapor back to pure fresh water. All that is need for condensation is power.
Unfortunately, current methods of producing power actually consume huge amounts of fresh water.
http://www.sandia.gov/energy-water/nexus_overview.htm
It seems that the first step to making more fresh water available for drinking and irrigation is to eliminate its use for cooling in electric plants. Recondensing the steam from those plants would make a lot more water available.
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