tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116229125857267128.post5347819505891320837..comments2022-11-26T03:44:32.354-05:00Comments on Just Saying . . .: Desalination and My GrandchildrenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15413619740110381141noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116229125857267128.post-60890613840666981932007-10-27T14:56:00.000-05:002007-10-27T14:56:00.000-05:00I read the same disturbing article (was it the NYT...I read the same disturbing article (was it the NYT supplement?) I am happy to see that the word is getting out. Mother nature has a way to "desalinate" it's called the water cycle. Salt doesn't evaporate so if we stop covering our beautiful earth with impenetrable contrete and polluting our yards and watersheds with unnecessary chemicals then our ground water from precipitation could be used and treated much more economically. Americans also must learn to make choices. We can't have it all. The perfect lawn is not as important as many necessities. During my only visit to one of those 8 "dry" states, I observed countless new neighborhoods with green lawns in the middle of the dessert. That's just being silly and selfish. Our average use should be way below 120 gallons per day. I have been saying for years that Michigan economy should depend on it's liquid gold to drive it into the 21st century NOT the auto industry. Obviously the latter has left Michiganders high and dry. Now we are here surrounded by liquid gold. Are we taking care of it? Are we capitalizing on it? NO, we are stuck in the dark ages letting industry (notably petroleum companings and the shipping industry) continue to abuse it. It has improved but like the NYT indicates time is running out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com