Themes That Could Be Developed From the Ohio Fracking Sand Story

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A great writer or story teller could develop the following themes from this one story.

1. Everyone imagines winning the lottery. Here's someone who has done just that: won the lottery.

2. Hydraulic fracking requires sand or proppants of some sort. But the "discovery" of hydraulic fracking which is now being used worldwide didn't just happen. It took  a lot of research and the laboratory was the Bakken.

3. It is remarkable that the fracking sand was found so close to the "next big thing," the Utica.

4. If this sand is as good as they say it is, or as the article implies, maybe less ceramics from China and Russia will be needed. This has interesting implications for not only China and Russia, but also frackers.

5. If this sand is used in the Bakken, it will require railroad transportation, again implications for the transportation section.

6. The more individuals, the more businesses, the more sectors, the more states that benefit from hydraulic fracking, the less likely the EPA will be allowed to shut it down.