Climate Changed
Scientists Warn Trump’s Border Wall Will Be Bad for the Planet
- Project would require twice the concrete of Hoover Dam
- Concrete’s main ingredient is potent source of greenhouse gas
Who’s Going to Pay for Trump’s Border Wall?
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President Donald Trump’s plan for a southern border wall will cost billions of dollars and has already sparked a diplomatic rift with Mexico. It’s also going to be bad for the planet.
Concrete is a potent source of greenhouses gas, and Trump’s “great wall” will need a lot of it -- more than double the amount in Hoover Dam, according to engineers at New York University and University College London.