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https://outrider.org/climate-change/articles/eco-concrete-cementing-itself-climate-solution>
"Vintner Remy Drabkin, the owner of Remy Wines, knows a lot about grapes,
particularly rustic varieties that originated in Italy. But until Drabkin
converted a barn into a winery last year just outside McMinnville in western
Oregon, she didn’t know much about concrete, which also originated in Italy —
being invented 2,500 years ago by the ancient Romans.
As mayor of McMinnville, however, Drabkin was aware that the making of
concrete, which is produced by mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water, accounts
for around 7% of the global carbon dioxide emissions in our atmosphere,
according to the Global Cement and Concrete Association.
“Concrete is so damaging,” she said. “And it’s the product most used by humans,
except for water. It’s everywhere.”
Drabkin hired John Mead, an Oregon contractor and mechanical engineer, who
suggested they search for carbon-neutral concrete for the winery’s foundation.
Discovering that no such product was commercially available, they set out to
create their own, joining the global race to shrink concrete’s carbon footprint
— a move so critical that the U.S. government and the cement industry are
getting on board."
Via
Future Crunch:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-net-zero-rhinos-africa-maternal-asia/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
