Apologies for being off-line for a while, but circumstances beyond my control have meant that posting has been a low priority.
However, please go to this link for news of what will be a powerful documentary by the award-winning director, Denis Delestrac: Sand Wars
More on this later, no doubt....

Who's that handsome gentleman interviewee providing those thoughtful quotes? :)
Posted by: Callan Bentley | September 23, 2012 at 02:21 PM
That's a powerful piece. Around Minnesota and Wisconsin in the north central US, Frac Sand mining and its transport provokes controversy. New train tracks are going in to transport it too--it's big business.
Posted by: Kate | September 24, 2012 at 02:17 AM
Wow.
Posted by: F | September 25, 2012 at 01:52 AM
You've been preparing your readers for this story for a long time, Michael, and it is great to see and hear you so prominent in telling a wider audience.
Posted by: Richard Bready | October 22, 2012 at 02:54 AM