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  • Is Shanghai’s Appetite for Sand Killing China’s Biggest Lake?

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    China Environment Forum  //  Guest Contributor  //  August 4, 2016  //  By Vince Beiser
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    Times are good for Fey Wei Dong. A genial, middle-aged businessman based in Hangzhou, Fey says he is raking in the equivalent of $225,000 a year from trading in the humblest of commodities: sand.

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