Ban Fails To Prevent Illegal Sand Mining, Kerala State, India
Despite the police ban on the sand mining at Andhakaranazhi beach, local people are still illegally collecting sand from the beach, which is a famed tourist destination of Alappuzha.
UN To Study Ramifications Of Sand Mining
Sand mining, a major environmental concern, will soon get international attention after it was included in the list of the new and emerging issues by the United Nations.
Sand Wars: U.S. Coastal Towns In The Market For Sand
Sand wars: U.S. coastal towns in the market for sand, a CBS video.
The End of the Sand Era
I’ve heard that man’s best friend in not the dog, but reinforced concrete…
Sand Scam
Allegations of illegal beach sand mining in southern Tamil Nadu gain considerable strength.
Sand Thieves Are Eroding World’s Beaches For Castles Of Cash
The pillaging of sand is a growing practice in the world. Taken by hand, three or four meters deep in the Maldives archipelago, or transported on a donkey, or sucked up by huge sand boats in Asia, coastal sand mining, authorized or unlawful, is exploding.
Where Sand Is Gold, the Reserves Are Running Dry
With inviting beaches that run for miles along South Florida’s shores, it is easy to put sand into the same category as turbo air-conditioning and a decent mojito…something ever present and easily taken for granted.
People on Coastline Suffering Due to Sand Mining, India
Beach Sand Mining activities in Tamil Nadu, are not only destroying the environment but also creating health issues for the people living on the coast line.
Sand Shortage Leaves South Florida Beaches Vulnerable to Erosion
Some of South Florida’s most popular beaches will be particularly vulnerable to erosion and major damage if the state experiences a series of hurricanes, as it did in 2004 and 2005, because officials have run out of an important material: sand.