Thursday, May 28, 2015

The salty balance of the oceans are in question as well.

Over time the states will turn toward desalination to insure people have water in their lives. The complaint about desalination is the by-product of sea salt. 

The most notable differences (click here) between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing.

Sea salt is produced through evaporation of ocean water or water from saltwater lakes, usually with little processing. Depending on the water source, this leaves behind certain trace minerals and elements. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarseness levels.

Table salt is typically mined from underground salt deposits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that helps maintain a healthy thyroid....

As time passes with sea level rise in short order and the sea water becomes more dilute changing the saltiness of the ocean waters becomes a reality. The sea salt from desalination may have to be re-deposited into the ocean waters to insure the osmotic balance to sea life. 

The food chain of Earth demands very ridge needs including a specific saltiness of the ocean. Scientists will be monitoring that salinity of the oceans and the salt that comes out of the ocean in desalination to decide if it has to be put back. Time will tell. These are the issues we need to understand.

Currently, the greatest danger to marine life is the changing pH called acidification. 

The Climate Crisis is real. There has to be solid resolve to end the greenhouse gas pollution.  

As sea water becomes a source of water for human consumption, the idea of offshore oil production becomes hideous.

May 27, 2015

Two federal agencies (click here) issued an order Wednesday to ensure that Plains All American Pipeline finishes the cleanup of what they call the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Coast Guard issued the joint Clean Water Act order to ensure the cleanup of heavy crude on land, at the shoreline and in the ocean, to contain the oil and to prevent further contamination.
Representatives from the two agencies said at a news conference that such an order is common in spills and is not in response to any inaction by Plains All America.
Meanwhile, the company said Wednesday it is coming closer to excavating and removing the burst section of pipeline, saying it could happen by the end of the day....