Global Sand Shortage

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  1. Marie Mallery

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    Saw they are also mining rare earth metals from the sea floor--lots of them. We need to strip this earth of everything.
     
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    Of course, that way they can tell us only enough resources left for them.
     
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    The problem is not the running out of natural resources, it's too many darn people.

    In any event, a far, far greater problem is deforestation.
     
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    Gives me an idea for a sci fi story.

    It will be set in the future, at a time when sand is so scarce, angry people will tell each other to go pound gold.
     
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    But, but, but.... we must have sand to make cement to cover all the area where we used to have forests. :D:D
     
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    Cute ! :)
     
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    Maybe dredge the ocean floors. The Saudi's just used the ocean floor to make these islands. I would imagine it is sand they dredged.

     
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    We were going to, but Kamala said we'd kill Sponge Bob.
     
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    :D I believe it.
     
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