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‘It Looks Like Mars’ – Saharan Dust-pocalypse Blankets Europe

‘It Looks Like Mars’ – Saharan Dust-pocalypse Blankets Europe A significant intrusion of Saharan-desert dust has blanketed parts of Europe this week, with tremendous impacts on the environment, health, and power generation, according to Bloomberg. The sand and dust storm began on Feb. 5 in northern Algeria. Dust particles were whipped up into the atmosphere and […]

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How sand transformed civilization

How sand transformed civilization Preface. No wonder we’re reaching peak sand. We use more of this natural resource than of any other except water. Civilization consumes nearly 50 billion tons of sand & gravel a year, enough to build a concrete wall 88 feet (27 m) high and 88 feet wide right around the equator.     […]

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Murdered for Sand

Murdered for Sand The world is running out of sand, and people are dying as a result “It is to cities what flour is to bread, what cells are to our bodies: the invisible but fundamental ingredient that makes up the bulk of the built environment in which most of us live.“ — Vince Beiser, author […]

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Frac Sand Shortage Threatens Shale Boom

Frac Sand Shortage Threatens Shale Boom Higher drilling costs could threaten the recent surge in United States shale production. Halliburton said last week that its earnings could be negatively impacted because of bottlenecks related to the supply of frac sand used in shale drilling. The Wall Street Journal reported that Halliburton’s shares were briefly halted […]

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Follow The Sand To The Real Fracking Boom

Follow The Sand To The Real Fracking Boom. When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the biggest behind-the-scenes beneficiaries of the American oil and gas boom. Demand is exploding for “frac sand”–a durable, […]

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Olduvai IV: Courage
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