RE: Veggie Thread v2.0 ...all stuff regarding food production
February 19, 2014 at 12:37 am
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2014 at 12:41 am by bennyboy.)
(February 18, 2014 at 11:57 pm)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Actually it is a big plus for big Ag. The fact that you like to have a vegetarian diet is secondary. The main issue is distribution so this may only be at a local/ national level but it does have promise if the concept can go global.If it could be done on a big enough scale, it could see an actual transformation of the world. Clean water + free calories = win.
As for big Ag-- I agree. I have no problem with new technologies providing both food and new jobs. As a vegetarian, it seems having an enclosed environment would (if it's actually completely enclosed) also allow more control over incidental impact-- voles getting chewed up by ploughs, etc.
As for desalinization, I really think the filtering process is a dead end except for small-scale stuff. It seems to me that ocean winds and currents, as well as sun energy in those places that most need fresh water (read: Africa), should be able to generate enough energy for cooling to use an evaporation/condensation purification system. This kind of system would also allow for some climate control, allowing non-native crops to grow in hot regions.
