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Oily sand may be put to good use
Eight thousand tons of oily, contaminated sand has been dumped in Baldwin County landfills since the crude crisis began. It’s unlikely that this sand will ever be returned to our beaches, but there may be a way to recycle the sand in a beneficial way.
7 Sep 2010, 12:38 pm | click here to view more
BP deploys Sand Shark to help clean oil from beaches
ORANGE BEACH, Ala., — BP’s Sand Shark beach cleaning machine is the latest device to be used to help make the white beaches of Alabama’s Gulf Coast white again.
7 Sep 2010, 12:38 am | click here to view more
Sand Springs Slides Past Sapulpa
SAPULPA â“ The Lady Chieftains fell to state-ranked Sand Springs 6-0 thursday afternoon at home. The Lady Sandites pitcher threw a three-hitter at the Lady Chieftains.
7 Sep 2010, 12:33 am | click here to view more
'Sand theft': Former ministers testify
Two former State Government ministers have testified at a committal hearing for a sand mining company charged with illegally taking sand from Stradbroke Island.
7 Sep 2010, 12:23 am | click here to view more
Speaker combines sand art with Christian message at C of O event
Sand artist Joe Castillo will demonstrate sand art while giving a biblical message during a convocation at College of the Ozarks at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the college's Jones Auditorium.
7 Sep 2010, 11:51 am | click here to view more
Sand sculpture complete
All you need is adore and a little sand. The sand sculpture tribute to the Beatles is complete.
6 Sep 2010, 3:22 pm | click here to view more
"Sand volcanoes" add to clean up and damage bill in Chch
Tonnes of silt and sand have literally exploded up through the ground in many Christchurch suburbs following Saturday's earthquake, causing the creation of what are being described by locals as "sand volcanoes"
6 Sep 2010, 1:50 am | click here to view more
Sand sculptures inspire creativity at Lake Gregory
CRESTLINE - Sunday was a day for a crowd of builders to mold lake-shore sand into forms like a pirate island, a magma-filled volcano or even a ladybug for Lake Gregory's annual sand sculpture contest.
6 Sep 2010, 12:28 am | click here to view more
Giant German "sand" cake protest to avoid the pits
A protest group in Germany has built a giant cake as part of a campaign to cease the construction of an industrial sand quarry.
6 Sep 2010, 10:09 am | click here to view more
Sand transformed into art at Begonia Festival's sand castle contest
CAPITOLA -- Coastal fog created comfortable conditions for sand sculpting at the annual Capitola Begonia Festival contest Saturday morning, drawing serious sculptors from across the state and the globe.
5 Sep 2010, 10:28 am | click here to view more