Demand for Sand Takes Off Because Off Fracking
Frackers are expected to use nearly 95 billion pounds of sand this year, up nearly 30% from 2013. There are growing restraints on sand supplies and oil companies’ insatiable appetite has generated renewed interest in second-tier deposits of lower-quality brown sand in places like Texas.
UN Panel: Global Warming Human-Caused, Dangerous
Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous, and it’s increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says.
Hurricane Marie Affects 10,000 Families In Mexico
An estimated 10,000 families in Mexico have been affected by Hurricane Marie, which has been moving along the Pacific Coast towards the United States..