Water rights have been bartered, litigated, fought over, bought and sold and are as contentious today as ever. But with improved technologies, one option to mitigate the water problems of the future deserving consideration is desalination – producing drinking water from seawater or brackish groundwater. This report succinctly explores the opportunities and costs of desalination.
Energy & Environment
The sun is stronger than our electric grid — and we are defenseless against it
The Carrington Event literally shocked telegraph operators. A repeat could shock an entire civilization into the pre-industrial age. Imagine being a telegraph operator in September 1859. You’re sitting at your station, using cutting-edge technology to tap out messages hundreds and thousands of miles away. Suddenly, brilliant auroras light up the night sky from the tropics...
February 9, 2026