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		mcv on Jan 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Dirty Truth About Turning Seawater into Drinki... > Practically all desalination in existence is powered by fossil fuels, with Israel and Saudi Arabia being the worst offenders. Sound like really obvious places to use solar.

rocqua on Jan 17, 2019 [–]

Perhaps the issue is that solar farms are more susceptible to sabotage, simply by taking up a much larger area?

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