Will the World's Oceans Be Our Next Drinking Tap?Alternet, Scott Thill, January 15, 2008
Desalination plants are popping up all over the world, but they may very well make the environmental crisis worse.
"As a serious answer to the global water crisis, desalination is not the answer," Barlow concluded. "The plants are polluting behemoths, use an incredible amount of energy, add to our climate crisis, and produce toxic brine that kills aquatic life for miles."
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