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How Can We Run Out of Sand?

Meghan Environment, Land Degradation August 17, 2021August 18, 2021cement, concrete, construction, consumption, natural resources, non-renewable resource, population growth, sand, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, the construction industry

Did you know? Sand is the world’s most mined material with an estimated 50 billion tons extracted from lakes, riverbeds, coastlines, and deltas each year.

Natural Resources: What is the Earth Running Out Of?

Meghan Sustainability, YouTube Channel December 3, 2020August 21, 2021Earth Overshoot Day, finite resources, fossil fuel energy, Fossil Fuels, metals, minerals, mining, natural resources, non-renewable resource, nuclear energy, ore, population growth, Sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

Today, we’re talking about resources. Specifically, non-renewable resources or finite resources which cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a quick enough pace to keep up with our current rates of consumption.