frac sand documentary

frac sand documentary

Watch The Price of Sand | Prime Video

The documentary explores the frac sand mining boom. Due to a rapid increase in demand by fracking operators, pure silica sand has become a valuable commodity, and mines are opening at a rapid rate, pitting neighbor against neighbor in rural communities.

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Documentary Looks At Local Effects From Frac Sand

2021-10-20 · Mining for silica sand, or “frac” sand, is a booming industry in western Wisconsin, but at what price? That's the question posed in “The Price of Sand,” a documentary film which has been out since last year.It gets a screening tomorrow night on Wisconsin Public Television.. Filmmaker Jim Tittle told “Director's Cut” host Pete Schwaba he got the idea for the movie

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Documentary aims to draw attention to frac sand impacts ...

2013-3-22 · The Oscar-nominated documentary “Gasland” was for many an eye-opening conversation starter on the environmental hazards of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. A new independent documentary called “The Price of Sand” aims to play a similar role in the region’s frac sand mining debate. St. Paul filmmaker Jim Tittle started his project ...

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The Price of Sand (2013) - Plot Summary - IMDb

'The Price of Sand' is a documentary film about the frac sand mining boom in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. A year ago, an oil company bought land next to my mother's house in rural Minnesota. The deal was kept secret for months, because the new owners wanted to build a huge open pit frac sand mine.

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Iowa City film fest to feature documentary about frac sand ...

2014-8-21 · Nick Fetty | August 21, 2014 The 8th annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City this weekend and among the films being shown is a documentary that examines the affects that frac sand mining has had on the environment as well as the communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Price of

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Documentary looks at the downhill side of frac sand | Top ...

2018-7-25 · The documentary Promise in the Sand looks at how the boom and bust cycle of frac sand mining affected local communities. Interviewed in the film include Karen and Quinlan Thomas, Michael Rihn and Arlene Hoveland, pictured above in a screenshot from the film. Photo Courtesy of Jim Tittle, Wendy Johnson

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No Frac Sand Mining: Online Film Screening - Manitoba ...

2022-1-21 · No Frac Sand Mining: Online Film Screening Do you want to learn more about how Frac Sand mining will affect you and your community? Join us for a free online screening of “Camp Morningstar” (16 min) and ”The Price of Sand: Silica Mines, Small Towns, & Money” (58 min) followed by discussion led by people from the potentially affected ...

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Frac Sand Mining | Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

2011-11-23 · The Price of Sand: A new documentary on frac sand mining (and awesome photos) Save the Hills Alliance : Information clearninghouse Sand Point Times : Created by the Houston (MN) County Protectors, with contributions

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Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa's Iconic Sand ...

2013-6-14 · In a documentary produced by Nehman titled, “Frac Sand Land: The Incredible Story of the Vanishing Hills,” he interviews Wisconsin residents who have seen their communities turned upside-down ...

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Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts - Earthworks

Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts. Sand is critical to fracking. After workers drill down into rock, they create fractures by pumping in a mixture of water, chemicals and sand. The sand keeps the cracks propped open so that oil and gas are released. Frac sand mining creates significant air pollution from the handling, mining, and ...

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Iowa City film fest to feature documentary about frac sand ...

2014-8-21 · Nick Fetty | August 21, 2014 The 8th annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City this weekend and among the films being shown is a documentary that examines the affects that frac sand mining has had on the environment as well as the communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Price of

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Impacts of frac sand mining and CWD in Wisconsin and ...

2014-5-14 · "The Price of Sand" is a documentary produced by Jim Tittle, of St. Paul, about the frac sand mining boom in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. He explains that he produced the documentary after an oil company bought land near his mother’s house and the possibility of an open pit mine brought many questions.

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Frac Sand Mining | Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

2011-11-23 · The Price of Sand: A new documentary on frac sand mining (and awesome photos) Save the Hills Alliance : Information clearninghouse Sand Point Times : Created by the Houston (MN) County Protectors, with contributions

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frac sand mining | Iowa Environmental Focus

2014-10-9 · A frac sand mine operation in Wisconsin. (Carol Mitchell/Flickr) The 8th annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City this weekend and among the films being shown is a documentary that examines the affects that frac sand mining has had on the environment as well as the communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa's Iconic Sand ...

2013-6-14 · In a documentary produced by Nehman titled, “Frac Sand Land: The Incredible Story of the Vanishing Hills,” he interviews Wisconsin residents who have seen their communities turned upside-down ...

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In Frac Sand Land, Residents Have Little Protection ...

2013-6-24 · Newsletter highlighting resource links, news media accounts, blog posts, correspondence, observations and opinions gathered regarding local actions on, and impacts of, the developing frac sand mining and processing industries. The Price of Sand is a documentary about silica mines, small towns and money by Jim Tittle.

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frac sand Archives - Page 30 of 59 - Infill Thinking

2019-5-23 · This Permian Mini-Documentary Is Worth A Watch. May 17, 2019 Quick Thoughts. ... Buyers Looking For Frac Sand Instead Of Sand Looking For Buyers -Texas Proppant Prices UP BIG; January 11, 2022 2022 Shale Well Cost Inflation Expectations Are

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Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts - Earthworks

Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts. Sand is critical to fracking. After workers drill down into rock, they create fractures by pumping in a mixture of water, chemicals and sand. The sand keeps the cracks propped open so that oil and gas are released. Frac sand mining creates significant air pollution from the handling, mining, and ...

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U.S. SILICA COMPANY SAFETY DATA SHEET - Frac Sand

2019-5-10 · U.S. SILICA COMPANY Safety Data Sheet Silica Sand, Ground Silica and Fine Ground Silica Page 4 of 10 Appropriate engineering controls: Use adequate general or local exhaust ventilation to maintain concentrations in the workplace below the applicable exposure limits listed above.

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Maximizing Frac Pump Power-End Life - Weir Group

2019-6-28 · Debris may be harder (e.g., metal particles, sand, dirt ) or softer (e.g., fibers, silicone, plastics from seals or O-rings) than the wear component under consideration. Both kinds reduce the life of the component by reducing oil film thickness and creating localized stresses. Water is another potential contaminant; it not only damages the pump

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In Frac Sand Land, Residents Have Little Protection ...

2013-6-24 · Newsletter highlighting resource links, news media accounts, blog posts, correspondence, observations and opinions gathered regarding local actions on, and impacts of, the developing frac sand mining and processing industries. The Price of Sand is a documentary about silica mines, small towns and money by Jim Tittle.

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frac sand mining | Iowa Environmental Focus

2014-10-9 · A frac sand mine operation in Wisconsin. (Carol Mitchell/Flickr) The 8th annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City this weekend and among the films being shown is a documentary that examines the affects that frac sand mining has had on the environment as well as the communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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A framework for a critical physical geography of ...

2017-10-1 · Frac sand sacrifice zones: Framing and circulating affirmations of sacrifice ... A comment on the web site for the documentary The Price of Sand, for instance, notes that “One cost of frac sand is the sacrifice of centuries of potential tourism in one of Earth’s precious and unique areas, all for a few jobs.

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Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts - Earthworks

Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts. Sand is critical to fracking. After workers drill down into rock, they create fractures by pumping in a mixture of water, chemicals and sand. The sand keeps the cracks propped open so that oil and gas are released. Frac sand mining creates significant air pollution from the handling, mining, and ...

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Frac Sand Mining: Some Residents Cannot Sand It | The

2016-11-25 · Frac Sand Mining: Some Residents Cannot Sand It. On Nov. 22 Winona County in Minnesota voted to ban frac sand mining. Sand mining is the procedure of extracting specific sand types for use in hydraulic fracturing in the

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Resources — SandStories.org

2022-2-2 · This seminal work published in Science in 2017 explains why sand scarcity is an emerging issue with major sociopolitical, economic, and environmental implications at a global level. This award-winning documentary by director Denis Delestrac, released in 2013, kick-started the whole global conversation around the disappearance of sand.

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Frac-sand health fears rise as mining booms in Wisconsin ...

2013-10-7 · Frac-sand health fears rise as mining booms in Wisconsin. Residents are concerned about potential health problems from crystalline silica dust. An air monitor stands among cornfields on the ...

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The frac sand industry's migration out of Wisconsin ...

2020-1-8 · Earlier in 2019, a sand frac mine owned by a different company spilled 400,000 gallons of sediment into a Jackson County creek. “It is hard to say if this is a dying giant,” says Patrica Popple, an environmental activist who focuses on

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Proppants - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

The most common propping agents include silica sand, treated sand, and ceramics with sizes ranging from 106 μm to 2.36 mm. Resin-coated sand (RCS), is the most commonly used treated sand and is optimal for compressive rock formations. RCS has a lower density and higher strength properties than regular sand but is also more expensive.

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Maximizing Frac Pump Power-End Life - Weir Group

2019-6-28 · Debris may be harder (e.g., metal particles, sand, dirt ) or softer (e.g., fibers, silicone, plastics from seals or O-rings) than the wear component under consideration. Both kinds reduce the life of the component by reducing oil film thickness and creating localized stresses. Water is another potential contaminant; it not only damages the pump

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