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All you have to do is Google "desalination marine impact"

There are loads of reports from both sides that show an environmental impact on Marine life, most notably at the microorganism level. You would think that the initial impact on the larger forms of marine life would be affected and that life would go on as usual around the intake pipes after a while. Unfortunately most people do not think about what they do not see. The little micro organisms that are at the bottom of the food chain are sucked up into these systems and killed in the process. That means that the larger organisms that feed on these microorganism have less (or worse no) food to eat and the chain continues up to the top.
There is also a concern about the greenhouse impact. It would appear that most companies are trying hard to reduce their greenhouse gasses by exploring other avenues of energy production for these plants. Based on the findings I have read they need to find a way to better filter their intake lines.

Back in 2006 an article in Science magazine, several of the world’s leading marine biologists concluded that, if bad fishing practices continued, in a worse-case scenario all fish and seafood species worldwide would crash by 2048. With many countries implementing, or looking into implementing a desalinization program it really makes you wonder.

I am in favor of desalinization but lets do it right.