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Importance of Sand
From fracking to the construction boom, sand is in high demand.
Frac sand is crystalline silica and is perfect for hydraulic fracturing. The sand is combined with steam or fluid and forced into the cracks created by fracturing the rocks/rock formations deep underground to force the rocks open, and to allow the oil and gas to flow out. The requirement for frac sand has created an extractive industry unto itself. The industry puts an added burden of increased road maintenance, impacts of rock blasting, dry wells, dust and noise pollution on the neighbouring communities and taxpayers. Frac sand operations require up to 8 million litres (2 million US gallons) of water every day. (article)
NEWS - Sand (reverse chronological order)
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2020-01-16 |
UpNorthNewswi.com (USA) |
Julian Emerson - Bankruptcy - Reclamation |
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2018-11-26 |
CBC (Manitoba) |
Unearthed worries: Frack sand mine in Manitoba draws ire from neighbours |
Ian Froese |
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2018-10-08 |
BusinessNorth.com |
Despite record demand, Wisconsin frac sand mines shutting down, laying off workers |
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2018-05-31 |
SRSrocco Report |
The Unbelievable Amount Of Frac Sand Consumed By U.S. Shale Oil Industry |
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2018-02-22 |
The Times (USA) |
David Giuliani |
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2018-01-19 |
Failuremag.com |
Jason Zasky |
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2017-09-01 |
Financial Post |
The world is running out of sand — and you’d be surprised how significant that is |
Sunny Freeman |
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2016-05-23 |
NY Times |
Nancy C. Loeb |
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2016-01-08 |
Voice of America (USA) |
Kane Farabaugh - Illinois River Valley |
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2015-12-21 |
The Country Today |
Nate Jackson |
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2015-07-24 |
Globe and Mail |
Omar El Akkad |
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2015-01-08 |
Cap Times / Capital Times |
Mike Ivey Wisconsin, USA
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2014-11-20 |
RockProducts.com |
Wisconsin, USA
Link to Land Stewardship Project
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2014-10-02 |
Spiegel Online International |
The Sand Thieves: World's Beaches Become Victims of Construction Boom |
Laura Höflinger |
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2014-09-01 |
Business Insider |
There’s Not Enough Sand to Satisfy America’s Insatiable Fracking Demand |
Rob Wile |
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2014-02-06 |
Rock Products (USA) |
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2014-01-10 |
Rock Products (USA) |
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2013-10-25 |
Baraboo News Republic (USA) |
Pat Nash |
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