Tasermons Partner
The Basics
- Name: Tasermons Partner
Stuff I Like
Environmental design, landscape architecture, nature, organic farming, and sci-fi and fantasy
More About Me
I am a recent graduate of University with a degree in Landscape Architecture and a minor in Range & Wildlife Management. I live in Texas and love it! I am currently employed, but I am also seeking a career as a landscape architect or something in the field of environmental design. I am on the local Green Building Council and am involved in several environmental organizations. My long-term goal is to operate an environmentally-friendly, progessive organic farm. I also love science fiction and fantasy.
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I don't think the proposed Georgia plants are sea-side (though I could be wrong on that). And I'm not sure that the proposed Florida plants would use desalination tech either. But even if they did, that has it own problems. It changes water salinity, temperature, and oxygen content on a local scale. Not to mention it can also effect water-movement patterns and output, depending on the diversions. Then there's always the possibility of water contamination...On Nuclear companies face reactor design problems, ethics questions posted 17 hours, 24 minutes ago 4 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Immigration does not contribute much to climate change, since those people are already here. All it does is move them from one country to another. Any increase in carbon footprint as a result of that move is usually minimal. At best, immigration only has an effect on regional environmental health. And usually it's a trade-off (i.e. if there weren't more immigrants here, it would just mean more people over there). There is very little, if any at all, net gain in greenhouse gasses as a result of immigration.On Tackling population rise would fight climate change posted 17 hours, 34 minutes ago 4 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Actually, though Nestle controls the canned-pumpkin market, nearly all of those pumpkins come from just a single farm. The other canned-pumpkin makers, who get their pumpkins elsewhere (but represent a minority of the market compared to Nestle), reported record crop production. That's what happens when ya get all your eggs (or pumpkins) from one basket.On Global boiling declares war on Thanksgiving posted 17 hours, 59 minutes ago 3 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Nuclear power is questionable enough, but they wanna build even more reactors in water-stripped Florida and Georgia? Nuclear plants are huge water-guzzlers!On Nuclear companies face reactor design problems, ethics questions posted 3 days, 10 hours ago 4 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
I once saw a proposal to place the rows of grapevines at a certain winery under the shadow of solar panels. The land doubled as energy production, and the shade would (supposedly) encourage the grape growth. It also helped with water conservation in extreme drought (normal droughts don't effect grapes as much as they do most other crops) by diminishing the effects of evaporation.On Winemakers face climate change with dread posted 3 days, 10 hours ago 3 Responses