[TITLE] Sandbagging
[DESCRIPTION] A tiny uninhabited @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island recently vanished into the sea. The reason for this disappearance was the removal of sand for the construction industry.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "It's just a piddly little island," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards on your desk. "Are we going to halt the modernisation of @@NAME@@ because of an island that nobody lived on nor visited? We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete. And did I mention it's free? There are loads of similar islands dotted around our seas, mandate that they be earmarked for sand extraction and when those islands are gone, we'll start dredging the seabed."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is quite staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ demonstrates how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with one of your paper clips. "It takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway. Those islands are important ecological habitats and they also define our maritime borders. Ban the extraction of sand from islands, beaches and seabeds, and start a national campaign to use renewable sources everywhere."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims your young nephew, whom you hadn't noticed was playing in the corner of your office. "Instead of using sand to build concrete homes, why don't you make homes out of sand? I'm really good at making sandcastles, I'll make you a really big one!"
[EFFECT] homes get flooded every time there's a high tide
[DESCRIPTION] A tiny uninhabited @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island recently vanished into the sea. The reason for this disappearance was the removal of sand for the construction industry.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "It's just a piddly little island," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards on your desk. "Are we going to halt the modernisation of @@NAME@@ because of an island that nobody lived on nor visited? We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete. And did I mention it's free? There are loads of similar islands dotted around our seas, mandate that they be earmarked for sand extraction and when those islands are gone, we'll start dredging the seabed."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is quite staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ demonstrates how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with one of your paper clips. "It takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway. Those islands are important ecological habitats and they also define our maritime borders. Ban the extraction of sand from islands, beaches and seabeds, and start a national campaign to use renewable sources everywhere."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims your young nephew, whom you hadn't noticed was playing in the corner of your office. "Instead of using sand to build concrete homes, why don't you make homes out of sand? I'm really good at making sandcastles, I'll make you a really big one!"
[EFFECT] homes get flooded every time there's a high tide
[TITLE] Sandbagging
[DESCRIPTION] @@A@@ @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island has vanished into the sea, a river has burst its banks and flooded the local town, seafront homes have disappeared into the sea and construction projects all over @@NAME@@ have ground to a halt remaining unfinished. The reason for all of this is the unabated extraction of sand.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ proves how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with a paper clip. "At first the sand companies extracted it from quarries, but when those ran out, they took sand from beaches, then islands and now they're dredging the seabed. This environmental disaster is adversely changing our rivers, islands and seas. Did you know it takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway? The construction industry needs to stop using concrete and move to recyclable materials only."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "We can't stop the modernisation of @@NAME@@," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards. "We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete, also did I mention it's free? When, I mean, if our sand runs out, we can import more of it from countries like Macronesia."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of your science advisers, as @@HE@@ stretches some kind of Day-Glo gunk. "We have all the sand we need in the desert. The problem is that desert sand is too fine and doesn't bond together like sea sand. Throw copious amounts of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ at my department and we'll find a way to make desert sand stickier."
[EFFECT] camel dung is a popular motif on newly finished construction projects
[DESCRIPTION] @@A@@ @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island has vanished into the sea, a river has burst its banks and flooded the local town, seafront homes have disappeared into the sea and construction projects all over @@NAME@@ have ground to a halt remaining unfinished. The reason for all of this is the unabated extraction of sand.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ proves how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with a paper clip. "At first the sand companies extracted it from quarries, but when those ran out, they took sand from beaches, then islands and now they're dredging the seabed. This environmental disaster is adversely changing our rivers, islands and seas. Did you know it takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway? The construction industry needs to stop using concrete and move to recyclable materials only."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "We can't stop the modernisation of @@NAME@@," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards. "We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete, also did I mention it's free? When, I mean, if our sand runs out, we can import more of it from countries like Macronesia."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of your science advisers, as @@HE@@ stretches some kind of Day-Glo gunk. "We have all the sand we need in the desert. The problem is that desert sand is too fine and doesn't bond together like sea sand. Throw copious amounts of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ at my department and we'll find a way to make desert sand stickier."
[EFFECT] camel dung is a popular motif on newly finished construction projects
[TITLE] Sandbagging
[DESCRIPTION] @@A@@ @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island has vanished into the sea, a river has burst its banks and flooded the local town, seafront homes have disappeared into the sea and construction costs have sky-rocketed all over @@NAME@@. The reason for all of this is the unabated extraction of sand.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ proves how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with a paper clip. "Did you know it takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway? At first they extracted it from quarries, but when those ran out, they took sand from beaches, then islands, then they dredged the seabed. Now we're paying to import sand from countries like Macronesia. The construction industry needs to stop using concrete and move to recyclable materials only."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "We can't stop the modernisation of @@NAME@@," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards. "We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete. There are plenty of countries like Macronesia which have hatfuls of sand and they're happy to sell it to us. Nothing should hinder the development of @@NAME@@."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of your science advisers, as @@HE@@ stretches some kind of Day-Glo gunk. "We have all the sand we need in the desert. The problem is that desert sand is too fine and doesn't bond together like sea sand. Throw copious amounts of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ at my department and we'll find a way to make desert sand stickier."
[EFFECT] camel dung is a popular motif on newly finished construction projects
[DESCRIPTION] @@A@@ @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ island has vanished into the sea, a river has burst its banks and flooded the local town, seafront homes have disappeared into the sea and construction costs have sky-rocketed all over @@NAME@@. The reason for all of this is the unabated extraction of sand.
[VALIDITY] all
[OPTION] "Our addiction to sand is staggering," declares @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Environment Minister, as @@HE@@ proves how easy it is to reuse everyday objects by cleaning @@HIS@@ fingernails with a paper clip. "Did you know it takes 30,000 tonnes of sand to build just one km of a motorway? At first they extracted it from quarries, but when those ran out, they took sand from beaches, then islands, then they dredged the seabed. Now we're paying to import sand from countries like Macronesia. The construction industry needs to stop using concrete and move to recyclable materials only."
[EFFECT] the treehouse in @@ANIMAL@@ Park is the tallest building in @@NAME@@
[OPTION] "We can't stop the modernisation of @@NAME@@," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Infrastructure, as @@HE@@ builds a rather impressive tower from a deck of cards. "We need more roads and buildings, and sand is a main ingredient of concrete. There are plenty of countries like Macronesia which have hatfuls of sand and they're happy to sell it to us. Nothing should hinder the development of @@NAME@@."
[EFFECT] seafront hotels can no longer boast of being next to the beach
[OPTION] "I've got an idea," proclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of your science advisers, as @@HE@@ stretches some kind of Day-Glo gunk. "We have all the sand we need in the desert. The problem is that desert sand is too fine and doesn't bond together like sea sand. Throw copious amounts of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ at my department and we'll find a way to make desert sand stickier."
[EFFECT] camel dung is a popular motif on newly finished construction projects