Quote Originally Posted by kettering_baggie View Post
Desalination plants require a lot of energy. I maintain that this country is overcrowded and that water is going to be a major problem (if it isn’t already) as the population grows even more. It is outrageous that foreign companies and investors have financial interests and control in our water industry; it was the worst thing that Thatcher ever did.
Solar power is plentiful across much of the world so this shouldn’t be an issue.

We have tons of wave and wind power as well as solar for a good part of the year, Christ knows why we can’t power ourselves without relying on Pukin!?