[Frac Sand] Tackling Nimbyism In Frac Sand Mining

The battles between frac sand miners and the towns, cities, counties and states that lie near the mines are well documented. In the US, moratoria have been imposed on counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota for frac sand mining, while outright bans on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) exist in the state of New York, California, PA, Washington DC, Texas, Ohio, Hawaii, N Mexico and Colorado. Further afield, in Europe bans on fracking exist in Spain, Germany and France. While frac sand mining is not without scrutiny in itself, in terms of public perception, it is no secret that associated industries depending upon this technology for gas extraction are also fighting the same "Not in My Backyard" (NIMBY) battle.