Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times investigation found, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
  • Edmond Dantesk
    1•1 year ago

    … or maybe switch to a less water intensive form of agriculture ?

    Edit : I mean, how sustaining a wasteful practice with a huge wasteful infrastructure is progress ?

    • @exohuman
      1•1 year ago

      We can and should do both.

      • Edmond Dantesk
        1•1 year ago

        Maybe we should, but I’m not sure we can - because one (nuclear + desalination) acts as a disincentive to the other (actually chaning practice).

        Also, building a nuclear reactor takes a lot of time (do we have it ?), changing agricultural practices can start right now and scale progressively.