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Why sand divers risk their lives 300 times a day for the world's most mined resource
A sand miner in Cameroon, Africa, dumps a bucket of sand into a canoe.
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Elon Musk's Boring Company reduced the natural beauty of Texas to 'gravel mines,' resident says
Elon Musk's Boring Company is damaging Texas' landscape, turning "incredible vistas" into "gravel m…
Thibault Spirlet
Isaiah Reynolds,Katie Nixdorf…
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A month's pay in one week: South Florida Uber and Lyft drivers explain how they capitalize on the spring break rush despite 'a little sand' and 'crappy music'
BI spoke to nearly two dozen Uber and Lyft drivers during spring break in Miami and Fort Lauderdale…
Noah Sheidlower
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The Ukraine War has accelerated research into lithium-ion battery alternatives, including ones made of sand
The lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars are marred by child labor and environmental concern…
Katie Hawkinson
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Indian authorities used Google Maps to expose illegal sand mining activities
According to CAG report submitted on Monday (9 July), the State Level Environment Impact Asses…
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China's social media users were threatening war over Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Now they're talking about sand.
With the chances of an all-out war diminishing, Chinese social media users have rallied en masse be…
Matthew Loh
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Black Sand, an Indian documentary, qualifies for 2021 Oscars awards
"Black Sand", a documentary film directed by Sohan Roy and produced by Abhini Sohan Roy under the b…
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K'taka to soon roll out app for sand purchase
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Department of Mines and Geology is building an app for people to…
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Deutsche Bank says it will no longer invest in fracking or Arctic oil as banks turn away from fossil fuels
The bank is cutting ties with fracking projects in countries with short water supply, and aims to e…
Shalini Nagarajan
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More illegal mining in India — the state of Meghalaya has more questions than answers
The issue is not only about the prevalence of illegal mining but the resultant loss of life due …
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A cook in Punjab just won sand mines auction worth crores. This is why it looks mysterious
The power minister under whom Amit was employed owns a sugar mill in Tarn Taran and also happ…
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These Pictures Show How Oil Sand Mining Releases Carcinogens Into Canadian Lakes
Probably not anymore, as the study found chemicals called PAHs up to 23 times higher than before oi…
Robert Johnson
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Here’s how the vanishing Aravalli hills in Rajasthan are affecting air quality in Delhi
Rajasthan government has been held responsible for not keeping a check on illegal mining activit…
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A global sand shortage could cause damaging effects to our urban world
Second, governments and international institutions should develop global agreements to regulation s…
Greg Brown
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The world is running out of sand - and there's a black market for it now
If you're planning a beach vacation, you'd better get to it soon. An alarming statistic for you: 67…
Rob Ludacer,Rob Ludacer
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This abandoned town in Namibia has been filling with sand for 50 years
Australian photographer Emma McEvoy visited what's left of the town in November 2015 and took stunn…
Nina Godlewski
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This eerie German colonial village is being slowly buried by desert sands
But with Germany losing World War I and diamond production moving elsewhere, the town soon lost its…