The massive Ste. Geneviève complex on the banks of the Mississippi is the most efficient cement plant in the world, but can Holcim and others in the materials industry innovate fast enough to save us from climate catastrophe? This is part two of a series exploring the environmental impact of concrete.
I’m standing about 275 feet above the banks of the mighty Mississippi, watching scores of black buzzards circle and soar and swoop around me. The birds and I are all drawn to the same...