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Sand Mining

Lynne Peeples

The Frac Sand County Almanac: Does Proliferation Of Mines Threaten Public Health?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.11.2012 | Green
Read More: Frac Sand Mining, Silicosis, Wisconsin, Silica Mining, Fracking, Frack Sand, Midwest Sand Mining, Mining, Asthma, Frac Sand, Cancer, Hydraulic Fracturing, Air Pollution, Sand Mining, Green News

While flying back home to Wisconsin earlier this fall, Victoria Trinko had no trouble spotting her family farm from the sky. She simply looked for the...

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Lynne Peeples

Further Fracking Fears: Sand May Threaten Health For Drillers, Communities

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.16.2012 | Green
Read More: Video, Marcellus Shale, Occupational Health and Safety, Fracking Silica, Fracking, Fracking Health, Silica, Mining, Public Health, Fracking Sand, Hydrofracking, Sand Mining, Green News

The first time Bill Ferullo saw the white plumes drifting from a natural gas fracking site, he got out of his car to take pictures. "I didn't know ...

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Destroying Paradise to Make Concrete Blocks

Filippo Bozotti | Posted 10.15.2012 | Impact
Read More: Sustainability, Sierra Leone, Eco-Tourism, Sand Mining, Impact News
Filippo Bozotti

A new threat has emerged that risks destroying Sierra Leone's untapped opportunities for sustainable development: Sand Mining.

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BIG BUSINESS IN THE CARIBBEAN- ILLEGAL SAND MINING

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Holidays, Building Materials, Rome, The New York Times, Flooding, Animals, Sand, Tourism, Hotels, Plants, Adventure Girl, Caribbean, Islands, Jamaica, Developers, Environment, Stealing, Construction, British Common Law, Sand Mining, Nevis, Beaches, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

The Caribbean, known for its crystal blue waters, powdery sand beaches with colors ranging from coco to pink and all the shades in between, is a haven...

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