by David Safier
This could be viewed as a cry for help — scientific help, that is.
Advertisers as well as health food advocates the world round sing the praises of sea salt over . . . not sea salt,wherever that comes from.
One of the problems with desalination of sea water (also called "desalinization" — see, I know words if not science) is the byproduct, salt. No one knows what to do with all that stuff.
See where I'm heading? What if we substituted the sea salt that's the byproduct of desalinizing sea water for all that other . . . not sea salt?
Since I've heard the term "back to the salt mines," and because I've heard one of the ways they're thinking about disposing of nuclear waste is to put it in salt mines, I assume "not sea salt" is mined in those salt mines.
So, close down the salt mines. Desalinate water,and sell the sea salt byproduct as a way to offset the costs. The result: more water at a reasonable cost (we keep the Colorado water while the people closer to the west coast can use the desalinated stuff, for instance), and more sea salt, which is better for you. Win, Win.
Now, here comes the conspiracy theory born of complete ignorance. Could it be that Morton and the rest of the companies involved in the "Salt mine/Industrial Complex" are standing in the way of a shift from salt mine salt to sea salt?
Those of you who know more than I, stop laughing and start explaining.