Re: Virtual Water Cannot Remedy Freshwater Shortage

I'm virtually confused

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chick-on
I'm virtually confused

Normally, he's just really confused.
(Imaginaryily Yours)
The Marmots

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Voice of the Rocky Marmot Empire

"Virtual water -- the amount of water it takes to produce goods or a service -- has been suggested as a possible solution to this growing problem by using virtual water values to inform international trade deals."

Wouldn't this be the water footprint?

Virtual water sounds like that freeze-dried product that is placed in a Sierra cup into which water is added.

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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
-- Carl Sagan

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Frank Furter
Wouldn't this be the water footprint?

Yep.
<please insert derogatory comment of your choice about market traders/scalpers here>

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Frank Furter
Virtual water sounds like that freeze-dried product that is placed in a Sierra cup into which water is added.

Dehydrated water is another alternative, but doesn't preserve the structure of the water as well (also generally compromising vitamins, nutrients, color, or aroma).

When I think about the fact some people are paid to dream up stuff like this, well---it hurts.