[Vigilanteman]

It sort of makes sense that the layers of sentiment in the ocean floor would filter much of the salinity.

But I can already see the eco-freaks lining up to protest water mining below the ocean floor since it could possibly make the floors collapse and lower the sea levels. Think of all the docks from Fiji to Long Beach which would be rendered useless by a substantial drop in the sea levels.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

"...which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle." And where is all this water supposedly disappearing to? TC

[MaxMax]

Critical think: If we use all the water in the ocean how will we replace it

[SandRat]

You have it wrong,... they will claim that all the fresh water will rush into the Ocean and flood the earth. Sorry channeling Al Gore & the Enviro Freaks.

[gleeaikin]

Then again lowering ocean floors could counterbalance rising sea levels if melting from Greenland and Antarctica develops as a real problem.