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Red Mountain

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11. The price of certain foods is going to go up

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 2, 2023, 09:12 PM

Oct 2023

the largest fastest rise will be for crops grown in regions they are not well suited for.

I don't know how the cost of irrigation compares to other inputs.....labor, fertilizer, etc.

I'm guessing it's one of the smaller ones.

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Ingenious solar distiller makes fresh water from seawater for less than 1cent a gallon [View all] LiberalArkie Oct 2023 OP

Read the story, it's less than one cent per gallon if you are wondering. EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #1

Thanks. Thread titles won't do those symbols...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2023 #2

Two questions remain, build cost and scalability Warpy Oct 2023 #15

Good news. Hope the partnership with the two higher-ed entitines... brush Oct 2023 #3

Just in time, Pantagruel Oct 2023 #4

it looks to be cheap to build and 1 cent per gallon. LiberalArkie Oct 2023 #5

Filed under "Don't worry, be happy!" hunter Oct 2023 #6

Here's an article about this on the MIT website KewlKat Oct 2023 #7

Still far too expensive for agriculture NickB79 Oct 2023 #8

I Think We Need Scale-up Effects Completed ProfessorGAC Oct 2023 #9

The price of certain foods is going to go up Red Mountain Oct 2023 #11

Clearly the device is for households, not agriculture. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2023 #14

Bottled water is ridiculous orthoclad Oct 2023 #10

How much fresh water does it produce? Aussie105 Oct 2023 #12

Wow!! "5 liters of fresh water an hour for 1 cent!" SYFROYH Oct 2023 #13

Interesting... greytdemocrat Oct 2023 #16

I wonder if a method like this could be used for polluted water as well. Thav Oct 2023 #17