Gregory A. Hargreaves 🍂
@bordergroves.bsky.social
Historian of capitalism, environment, & technology in the longue durée. Assistant director of the @hagleycenter.bsky.social. Adjunct prof. Dad. PhD. Delawarean. First Gen. Hoopy frood. Born at 344 ppm. No human is illegal.
Yes. Please.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yes. Please.
Water historian here. What the world needs (soon) is a desalination moonshot. We're going to need A LOT more fresh water. Desalination is very energy intensive. China's massive lead in renewable energy gives them potential advantage. But the USA or EU could conceivably get it done if they start now.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in a desert
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a desert
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I would propose that desal focus initially on recharging vital aquifers
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I would propose that desal focus initially on recharging vital aquifers
I will take your advice, I wouldn’t make much of an advocate with my breath held now would I
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I will take your advice, I wouldn’t make much of an advocate with my breath held now would I
Yes, but make it a full length feature film.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yes, but make it a full length feature film.
Great point. The waste is hyper-salty water, which cant be just dumped back in the ocean without altering local water chemistry and marine ecosystems. It can be processed and its harms reduced, but it remains a problem.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great point. The waste is hyper-salty water, which cant be just dumped back in the ocean without altering local water chemistry and marine ecosystems. It can be processed and its harms reduced, but it remains a problem.
Ross Douthat definitely ruined his own workplace. I bet he microwaves fish in the break room.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Ross Douthat definitely ruined his own workplace. I bet he microwaves fish in the break room.
Mmm mm! Body-temperature beer. Yum.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mmm mm! Body-temperature beer. Yum.
NO ONE below the C Suite is paid enough for that baloney
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NO ONE below the C Suite is paid enough for that baloney