I have conducted workshops with 8th grade classes at Baker Middle School and with high schoolers at Flour Bluff, and have received a lot of enthusiasm and interesting ideas. It shouldn't surprise anyone that students are focused on entertainment and recreation options, but I often find that they are more forthcoming than adults in pointing out social or environmental concerns, too.
I started by asking them what they like about Corpus Christi; "the beach" is the prevailing number one "like" by a vast majority.
However, they are also concerned about pollution and water use! "Trash in the water" was a big concern. How can this be rectified?
Water use was a concern was well: one group at Flour Bluff proposed to rectify this by building a de-salination plant connected by a jetty out in Corpus Christi Bay. I've heard that this has been discussed. What do you think about this? Where should it go and how feasible is it? Here's a possible model.
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I too go to Flour Bluff high school, but wasn't part of this discussion. I think a de-salination plant sounds like a good idea. A majority of Earth is covered in salty water no one can drink, so the more de-salination plants we can build the better. As more people move into our area, eventually our aquifers will be strained, and de-salinized ocean water could help eliminate this problem.
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