The Reber Plan

In this era when we speculate about giant geoengineering schemes, we should honor such past visionaries as John Reber, who wanted to turn San Francisco Bay into two giant freshwater lakes.

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 29, 2022
Category: Eccentrics | Engineering and Construction | Oceans and Maritime Pursuits | 1950s

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Reminds me of the Vietnam War adage: "The village had to be destroyed in order to save it."

Well, we got the Bay Area model out of this, and it's surely fun to play with that.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 11/29/22 at 09:33 AM

I'm Dutch.

The land I live (and was born) on is four meters below sea level.

All I will say is: go for it, and if you need some expert advise, just hire us!

Posted by Richard Bos on 12/03/22 at 02:05 PM

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