Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread R.C.Macaulay
Nick Palmer wrote.. I cannot see any other way that this current China [WATER} crisis can be averted without a new abundant energy source. Howdy Nick, The world populace is yet to become fully aware of the vital importance of water over energy. The WEFTEC annual meeting to be held in San

[Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread Nick Palmer
Gnorts, Vorts, This article in the NY Times (you have to be registered but it's worth it) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/world/asia/28water.html?pagewanted=1themc=th is all about the growing water crisis in China because of their enormous economic expansion. The general water table is

Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread Harry Veeder
On 28/9/2007 8:13 AM, R.C.Macaulay wrote: A tiny little reference to water in the bible ( Exodus) may point toward the proper treatment and restoration of water for domestic and irrigation use. Richard ...and that would be? Harry

Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
R.C.Macaulay wrote: The world populace is yet to become fully aware of the vital importance of water over energy. Do you mean that water is a higher priority than energy? Perhaps it is. But for nonpolluting sources of energy such as fission and solar, energy IS water. You might say it

Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread R.C.Macaulay
Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to comeHarry wrote..and that would be? Start with Exodus 17:6 Jed wrote..Do you mean that water is a higher priority than energy? Humans can live some 4-6 minutes without oxygen, some 4 plus days without water and some 30 days plus without food. As a kid living

Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:28:38 -0400: Hi, [snip] The Israelis have pioneered subsurface irrigation which reduces consumption by about 2/3rds. Subsurface irrigation means laying pipes etc. which can be expensive. There is a much cheaper method, which should be

Re: [Vo]:Yet another crisis to come

2007-09-28 Thread John Berry
Water can with little energy (I think) be pulled from the air (big one built in France but the figures allude me right now but a google search pulled up this the aerial well will yield 7500 gallons of water per 900 square feet of condensation surface), along with water recycling and efficient use