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Posted at 4:47 PM on 07 Aug 2008

• California OKs giant desalination plant.

• Monsanto will sell dairy hormone business.

• Mainstream media science coverage declining.

• Cause of tropical deforestation has shifted from poverty to industry.

• Critics say German city has become "green dictatorship."

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California OKs giant desalination plant

What's with the "giant"? It will only be a fraction of the size of desal plants in Saudi Arabia.

by danallen at 12:37 PM on 08 Aug 2008

"Giant"

Read what Sierra Club says; this monstrosity will kill millions of fish.

This is further proof that you cannot solve problems by fixing symptoms.  The problems of lack of water are due to overpopulation, diversion, and pollution.  Unless people lower population and stop diverting and polluting natural waterways, there will always be a problem with lack of water.

by Wolverine at 2:50 PM on 08 Aug 2008

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