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3-cent-nickel on December 13, 2025 2:05 pm Are they actually using the water up? If they’re using it for cooling, isn’t it returned to the environment but just a few degrees warmer?
davidlpool1982 on December 13, 2025 2:06 pm Good thing there’s next to no chance of anything catastrophic going to happen to the climate which might have huge water supply consequences. I used to think the water wars would be Continent Vs Continent but now it’s going to be old corporate oligarchy Vs the poors chestnut.
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Are they actually using the water up?
If they’re using it for cooling, isn’t it returned to the environment but just a few degrees warmer?
Good thing there’s next to no chance of anything catastrophic going to happen to the climate which might have huge water supply consequences.
I used to think the water wars would be Continent Vs Continent but now it’s going to be old corporate oligarchy Vs the poors chestnut.