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Environment & Energy

Deuxcents

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1. We used to do great things like this but..ballrooms and monuments and Iran and fishermen in tiny boats and...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:00 PM

Apr 27

Well..we fired so many people and defunded our scientific research community so other countries are taking up the slack but our water supply is still in decline in many parts of the country. Maybe we can get back to doing things for the betterment of our country..someday

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Turning salt water into electricity in Japan: [View all] applegrove Apr 27 OP

We used to do great things like this but..ballrooms and monuments and Iran and fishermen in tiny boats and... Deuxcents Apr 27 #1

An alternate source: hunter Apr 27 #2

This is great. Will be interesting to watch it develop. thought crime Apr 28 #3

It is exciting to see problem solving (alternative energy) applegrove Apr 28 #4