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Pyroprocessing
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Pyroprocessing (from Greek Πυρος = fire) is a process in which materials are subjected to high temperatures (typically over 800 °C, 1472 °F) in order to bring about a chemical or physical change. Pyroprocessing includes such terms as ore-roasting, calcination, and sintering. Equipment for pyroprocessing includes kilns, electric arc furnaces, and reverberatory furnaces.
The times they are a-changin'
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Come gather 'round, people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'
And you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'
--Bob Dylan (1964)
Land is a Critical Resource, IPCC report says
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"This report shows that better land management can contribute to tackling climate change, but is not the only solution. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors is essential if global warming is to be kept to well below 2ºC, if not 1.5oC."
Read summary at IPCC
How Does Everyone Feel About Climate Change?
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by James Conca at Forbes
That depends on where you live.
Why transitioning to only renewable energy will be difficult for the U.S.
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Why transitioning to only renewable energy will be difficult for the U.S.
Sep 20, 2019 - Miles O’Brien joins William Brangham to discuss current sources of U.S. energy and what it would take to transition to all renewables.
We can’t pretend we didn’t know
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by Ron Gester, MD, 21 Sept 2019
November 1965
“Pollutants have altered on a global scale the carbon dioxide content of the air … By the year 2000 the increase in atmospheric CO2 will be close to 25%. This will almost certainly cause significant changes in the temperature …”– President’s Science Advisory Committee Report to President Johnson
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