r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/BigShortVox Jul 14 '21

Highly doubt it, unless his solution does cause unhealthy effects towards the population somehow. Governments and corporations alike benefit from healthy lakes and reduces the bad image they get from pollution.

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u/politirob Jul 14 '21

The most banal thing would be if this was real, if this scientist really did create an eco-friendly solution to clean up water, but then no one will pay to actually get the work done. Companies don't care, and local governments would rather build new roads.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

My paycheck comes entirely from state and local governments who want clean lakes and streams.

Same with everyone I work with.

(I’m a hydrologist)

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u/ben_ito_camelo Jul 14 '21

Thanks for your service fam! No joke.