There is now a very informative web site so you can follow the frac sand mining that is set to devastate the land base here in my neck of western Wisconsin: Hay River Frac Watch.
I understand that beside the developments planned 3 miles northeast of my home there are a total of 9 mining companies eager to make a profit off of our sand. Unfortunately all this is targeted to help fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, a toxic process used in the US to suck natural gas out of the earth a mile underground. Unfortunately, I suspect this is a relative flash in the pan: 5-10 years of ecological wrecking and human greed and then lots of people grieving for our past.
A group of thoughtful, smart community members are working to stop it here. We can beat the mining companies, but we have to be united and work fast. Stay connected, learn more, speak out!
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