Kenton Yannick
Processing archivist at the Science History Institute who offers archival insight and anecdotal commentary about Walter L. Badger and desalination history.
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Mar 19, 2019 • 36min
Making the Deserts Bloom
Kenton Yannick, processing archivist with archival anecdotes about Walter L. Badger. Jacob Roberts, historical writer on desalination and Freeport's plant. Rigoberto Hernandez, reporter with on‑the‑ground California accounts. They trace 1950s Texas drought, JFK's desalination push, early pilot plants and Badger's evaporation scheme. Conversations move to California droughts, environmental costs of brine, political lock‑in and the limits of desalination.
