*S2C Global Systems is promising tanker deliveries but high cost might make it just a pipe dream *
Imagine an oil tanker plowing through the ocean, hauling valuable cargo from resource-rich nations of the world to the countries that need it: but instead of oil, the tanker holds millions of gallons of fresh water<http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/water>. It’s not a vision from some futuristic film or doomsday novel, but the present-day intention of companies trying to launch the bulk water export business. The idea has been around since the 1990′s, yet no one has succeeded in making it a practical reality. But last July, the US company S2C Global Systems, Inc. became the latest bulk water wanna-be by announcing it would begin shipping water from Alaska to India within the next six to eight months. Using large class vessels that can hold 50 million gallons at a time, S2C plans to sell the water for both manufacturing and drinking purposes to countries around the Arabian Sea. Read: http://chimalaya.org/2010/09/06/us-company-plans-to-ship-fresh-water-from-alaska-to-india/ K N Vajpai Climate Himalaya Initiative www.climatehimalaya.net ----------- Climate Himalaya Initiative http://www.climatehimalaya.net envisions sustainable mountain development in Himalayas. Updates at http://chimalaya.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange
