[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 5, Issue 59

[Damon Howell]

Sounds like a very interesting article to read,  but Yahoo says the  
page was not found! Maybe they don't archive.

Damon






On Jun 3, 2007, at 3:00 PM, coblist-request at deatech.com wrote:

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> Hi Cobbers and natural builders.
> Below is a quote from a yahoo story in today's popular science stories
> section. It has been determined that much of the pyrimids was cast and
> not chiseled from limestone. Below that is a seriously long link to  
> the
> stroy. It was cut and pasted so it should work
>
> "Why do the results of Barsoum?s research matter most today? Two  
> words:
> earth cements.
>
> How energy intensive and/or complicated can a 4,500 year old  
> technology
> really be? The answer to both questions is not very,? Barsoum  
> explains.
> ?The basic raw materials used for this early form of
> concrete?limestone, lime, and diatomaceous earth?can be found  
> virtually
> anywhere in the world,? he adds. ?Replicating this method of
> construction would be cost effective, long lasting, and much more
> environmentally friendly than the current building material of choice:
> Portland cement that alone pumps roughly 6 billion tons of CO2  
> annually
> into the atmosphere when it?s manufactured.?
>
>   ?Ironically,? says Barsoum, ?this study of 4,500 year old rocks  
> is not
> about the past, but about the future
>
> .?http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070522/sc_livescience/
> thesurprisingtruthbehindtheconstructionofthegreatpyramids;
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> Those who question global warming have a financial or emotional
> interest in the status quo.
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