[Cob] earth based cement

[Ron Becker]

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.