Desal and “Carbon”ated Water: Coastal Commission Should Make the Carlsbad Project Offset All of Its Carbon Impacts

Desal and "Carbon"ated Water: Coastal Commission Should Make the Carlsbad Project Offset All of Its Carbon Impacts

 

By Jonas Minton Planning and Conservation League Carbon emissions and water supply are two sides of the same coin. In California nearly 20 percent of our electrical energy is used to move water around the State, treat it for use and then treat it again for disposal.  All of that energy generation emits huge amounts of carbon to our atmosphere.  So when Poseidon Corporation claims that its proposed desalination plant in Carlsbad will have a "zero carbon footprint" it may sound too good to be true. Well, that's because it is. In February the Coastal Commission will be reviewing the accuracy of information submitted by Poseidon for its permit to build the largest desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere in Carlsbad, California. The issue is Poseidon's claimed CO2 offsets.  read more

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