Tom Mayer Quotations

The technologies exist now to desalinate water very effectively, but they cost a lot. It depends on what you're using it for as to whether desalinating it is worth the effort.

We're the blue line between good and bad, and if people are told how to harm us, that line can be crossed and ineffective.

Looking forward, it seems that reverse osmosis will remain the predominant technology, but there is lots of room for us to improve it. The membrane materials typically used are limited in their ability to transport materials. Sometimes they get clogged with salt. If you're treating lake water, they can have bugs and organic slime growing on them. One thing we can do is look for better materials for that.

We don't have $1.7 million to spend on voting systems every two years. We eventually have to come up with something that's stable.