Sand shortage

     There is shortage of sand because there is one of the last sand mines in California. The sand is needed in order to make concrete which is sand and gravel glued together and windows which are melted down sand and many other important components of other things. We are also loosing sand because more cities are being built therefor more sand is being used to make concrete.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 27, 2018 at 7:38 PM

    As cool as it is that we are using sand for beneficial things such as making more concrete to build more cities, I feel as though we should still be able to take out the time to savor sand and keep it in more of the habitatial environments that it's needed in.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2018 at 5:36 AM

    Even tho California has one of the last sand mines left, we still use it for valuable thing. glass and concrete are extremely important for people to have. Out of concrete you can make houses and roads. And windows are on every single house and allow for light to enter. I think its still a good thing to save the mines because it many animals live.

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  3. chrheaSeptember 13, 2018 at 7:22 AM

    Please post the link to the article. Thanks!

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