Editing Iceberg (section)

=== Commercial use ===
The idea of towing large icebergs to other regions as a source of water has been raised since at least the 1950s, without having been put into practice.<ref name="abc"/> In 2017, a business from the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] announced plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the Middle East; in 2019 salvage engineer [[Nick Sloane]] announced a plan to move one to South Africa<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maynard |first1=Matt |title=Iceberg towing: a bizarre 'solution' to the freshwater crisis |url=https://geographical.co.uk/science-environment/iceberg-towing-a-bizarre-solution-to-the-freshwater-crisis |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=Geographical |date=12 June 2022}}</ref> at an estimated cost of $200 million.<ref name="abc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-14/why-a-middle-eastern-business-cant-just-tow-antarctica-iceberg/11318638?nw=0|title = Why a Middle Eastern business thirsty for water can't just tow an iceberg from Antarctica|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date = 14 August 2019}}</ref> In 2019, a German company, Polewater, announced plans to tow Antarctic icebergs to places like South Africa.<ref name="Jacobs" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polewater.com/?lang=en |title=Home Page |work=Polewater |author= |date= |accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref>

Companies have used iceberg water in products such as [[bottled water]], fizzy ice cubes and alcoholic drinks.<ref name="Jacobs">{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/10/iceberg-water-and-race-exploit-arctic/601147/ |title=$166 Water Could Dictate International Iceberg Law |work=[[The Atlantic]] |author=Matthew H. Birkhold |date=October 31, 2019 |accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref> For example, Iceberg Beer by [[Quidi Vidi Brewing Company]] is made from icebergs found around [[St. John's, Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/02/29/147581630/newfoundland-gives-whole-new-meaning-to-ice-cold-beer |title=Newfoundland Gives Whole New Meaning To Ice Cold Beer |work=[[Morning Edition]] |author=Emma Jacobs |date=February 29, 2012 |accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref> Although annual iceberg supply in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] exceeds the total freshwater consumption of the United States, in 2016 the province introduced a tax on iceberg harvesting and imposed a limit on how much fresh water can be exported yearly.<ref name="Jacobs" />