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Limestone in the built environment : present-day challenges for the preservation of the past / edited by B.J. Smith [and others]

Underlying issues on the selection, use and conservation of building limestone / Bernard J. Smith, Miguel Gómez-heras, and Heather A. Viles -- The use of limestone in a historic context-- the ...
Inhabitat

Microsoft-backed carbon capture startup uses limestone

Scientists estimate that the globe needs to capture between 10% and 20% of the carbon from the atmosphere to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. The reality on the ground is quite different. While ...
Forbes

Heirloom Startup Helps Minerals Absorb CO2 In Days Instead Of Years

The world has plenty of limestone. And plenty of excess carbon dioxide, thanks to us. A startup called Heirloom uses limestone to capture carbon dioxide, then permanently and safely stores it. Sounds ...
The Courier-Journal

Why does Kentucky bourbon taste so great? Underground limestone water could be the key

No one orders bourbon on the rocks with a dash of chlorine. So when you're sipping Kentucky’s favorite spirit, those additives in purified water shouldn't linger in your ice, either. More than 95% of ...
CBS News

First U.S. commercial direct carbon capture facility opens in Tracy

TRACY -- The U.S. Secretary of Energy, California's Lt. Governor and other elected officials visited Tracy on Thursday to open the nation's first-ever commercial direct capture facility to sequester ...