Architect Ronald Rael Proposes a Green and Socially Viable US Border Fence

by Andrew Michler, 03/31/11

filed under: Architecture, social design, Solar Power, Water Issues

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In perhaps his most ambitious and brilliant proposal, Rael takes the $33 million dollars allocated for the 6 mile fence near Mexicali and Calexico and replaces it with a water treatment plant. The elongated plant can clean one of the filthiest waterways in North America at the same cost as the fence. The plant will provide clean water to both sides, and it can use the methane from the biodigesters make electricity while still maintaining border security.