Winter Haze over Bangladesh
According to a study based on data from ground-based air quality sensors, about one third of the fine particulate pollution comes from motor vehicles, one third from brick kilns, and the rest from winds blowing dry soil and road dust. The brick industry, which mainly operates in the winter, is a major source of particles because most brick makers in the region rely on inefficient fixed-chimney kilns.
Officials Says Duncans Bay Sand-Mining Operation Legal
Land developer and former member of parliament for North Trelawny Keith Russell has defended his sand-mining operation in the upscale Duncan’s Bay Beach area of the parish, while locals remain concerned that the removal of sand from the area could result in the erosion of the beach.
Large beach sand mining operation in Trelawny, Jamaica
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) says it has received reports from members of the public of a large beach sand mining operation in Trelawny just west of Duncans Bay Beach and Silver Sands. Dozens of truckloads of sand have been removed from the coastline over a period of at least three days last week, but may have been going on for much longer…
Building a Home Using Straw Bale Construction
Solid, rugged, inexpensive, and twice as fire-proof as conventional lumber, straw bale construction is an idea who’s time has come.
Singapore Takes the Lead In Green Building in Asia
The phrase “green building” suggests basic universal characteristics, such as an attention to energy use and attempts to bring a building in tune with its environment. However, it is also a somewhat fluid concept…
Is There Gold in the Black-Sand Beaches of Costa Rica?
One of the most anticipated Hollywood films of 2013 has a curious connection to Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast, where different-colored sands are the stuff of legend…
Let’s Talk About Sand: Denis Delestrac At TEDxBarcelona
Denis Delestrac latest feature documentary, “Sand Wars” is an epic eco-thriller that takes the audience around the globe to unveil a new gold rush and a disturbing fact: we are running out of sand! In this TEDxBarcelona talk, he explains us where sand comes from and where it ends up…
Water Integrity In Action: Curbing Illegal Sand Mining in Sri Lanka
This first publication in the WIN series “Water Integrity in Action” explores how the island nation of Sri Lanka has managed to curb illegal sand mining along two of its major rivers, Maha Oya and Deduru Oya.
Tyre Mayor, Residents Fight Sand Mining Project, Lebanon
The municipality of Tyre is teaming up with civil society groups and environmental activists to launch a campaign to stop sand mining in the basin of Tyre’s Resthouse, a publicly owned resort property that is rented out to investors.