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.
Cops Believe Illegal Sand-Mining Operation Had Huge Reach
A police operation recently uncovered a multimillion-dollar illegal sand mining site in St Catherine, Jamaica.
Sand Mining Causes Erosion In Indias Beaches
Sand mining in Kerala has become a lucrative industry these recent years, using 18 millions of sand today and expected to increase four times by 2020. A news video.
Sand Wars: Facing a World Without Sand
An interview with Denis Delestrac, writer and award-winning director.