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12. Guess what else uses huge amounts of water? The NSA.

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 12:41 AM

Jul 2014

They use an obscene amount of water to cool their servers. 1.2 million gallons a day. In Utah no less. An environmental disaster.

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Chevron admits Oil Shale Will Use Huge Amounts of Western Water. [View all] Divernan Jul 2014 OP

Clue Phone: the west no longer has enough water to supply them Warpy Jul 2014 #1

Some areas here are already in a fucking drought. Autumn Jul 2014 #3

"the last fucking corpse" as in: people - Soylent Green is people! Divernan Jul 2014 #4

To be clear: oil shale is not the same as shale oil. earthside Jul 2014 #5

Right - the link explains in more detail. Divernan Jul 2014 #6

It depends on the state Trailrider1951 Jul 2014 #13

No. No water for you. No. Just say NOOO! AllyCat Jul 2014 #7

Will require huge amounts of western water.... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #8

This is a major development especially for California. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #9

May I add defacto7 Jul 2014 #11

Guess what else uses huge amounts of water? The NSA. WCLinolVir Jul 2014 #12

How much of that water can be reclaimed? n/t amandabeech Jul 2014 #14

Not sure, data is secret. WCLinolVir Jul 2014 #15