Frackers are strip-mining the Midwest for sand

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By Brentin MockAug 6, 2014, 8:05 am120 pts
There’s a new gold rush: sand. The golden-brown stuff has become the latest, hottest commodity on the market — actually, that’s inaccurate. It’s Northern White sand that’s all the rage now, according to The Wall Street Journal, because it can withstand intense heat and pressure underground. Why is…

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