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| Earth in itself is actually a "greenhouse" in that this speck of dust floating through infinity is encased, (surrounded) by an "atmosphere" that allows and promotes life as we know it: While "hot-house" is like entrapping the entire planet in a enclosed space destructing the natural process of heat dispersement along whith the interference of moister while allowing the dangerous rays of the sun to penatrate though the once protective forms of the Atmospheres. |
| Aluminum This is going to be a fantastic story about power, energy, greed, (money) and Green. Bauxite ore, imported to Stockton. Coke; exported from Stockton and "power"; Washington Public Power Supply System which proposed several nuclear power projects during the 1970's. The Washington Public Power Supply System is now called Energy Northwest and has its headquarters near Richland, WA. Energy Northwest operates the only commercial nuclear power plant in this state, plus one hydroelectric dam, a wind power project, and a small solar demonstration project. I will start whith Seattle Wash. While visiting my grandmother, I would read the “Seattle Times”. The power Co., named something like “Washington Power service supply-etc.” ran a full page add that stated that Washington had the lowest electric rate in the nation, everyone thought that was because of the amount of water that was used in hydro-electric pants. This was grossly miss understood. In later years the rate double three times. It seems that the electricity was not coming from the dams but from nuclear plants. So when they stated to shut down the plants, the price of juice went up. Mean while, “Alco” built a smelting plant next to one of the dams so to obtain cheap “Energy”. The US government guarantied them a low rate, so now the public is sponsoring the smelting of Aluminum. You see, to smelt Aluminum, it has to be done via an electric ark, consuming much “energy". Next; coke to make the anode. The ark between the Anode and Cathode is the source of the electric heat to change Bauxite into Aluminum. At the Port of Stockton, we ship out several types of coke. When I was working one day when I noticed a well dressed man walking around. I inquired as to what he was doing and he informed that he was checking out the coke piles. You see, he was from the Aluminum plant and was trying to determine the origin of a bad shipment of coke. Impurities had been in a shipment of the type of coke that is used in the manufacture of Anodes. You see, Aluminum is smelted via the electric ark made between the anode and cathode, much like in an ark welder or searchlight. Therefore, if the coke is not pure, it will mess-up the manufacture of Aluminum. |