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Mike Gravel - Rock - Meanwhile, Dennis Prager was hosting his talk radio show and endorsing John McCain for president. But his bizarre claim to Internet celebrity, combined with his confrontational debate performances, planted a seed that would sprout into something even stranger more than a decade after the fact. Gravel managed to earn just 404 votes in New Hampshire's primary. But it was weird enough to catch some viral heat in the early days of YouTube and ended up making an appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Was it profound and inspirational with a cutting political message? Nope.

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The most iconic of the lot, 'Rock,' featured Gravel staring wordlessly at the camera for a full 70 seconds before picking up a large rock and throwing it into a lake in the background - followed by an additional minute and change of the former senator walking off into the distance.

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Mike Gravel - On Other Candidates and War But where Gravel 2008 really made a splash was in a series of surreal campaign ads. While Dennis Prager continues to promote supply-side, 'trickle-down' economics - AKA Reaganomics - after decades of demonstrated failure and has worked to spread 'skepticism' about the 2020 presidential election results, Gravel has espoused his belief that '9/11 was an inside job,' and pushed to build a 4-square-mile teflon Dome to house 'Denali City' during his tenure as Senator.īut what really makes these two men at once so alike and so distinct is their unlikely roles as Internet icons.ĭuring his 2008 presidential campaign, Gravel made headlines from the debate stage by calling out his Democratic colleagues for their complicity in upholding America's military empire and the military-industrial complex - accusations which Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden laughed off in exaggerated displays. The OSPAR Convention also states that member states must take into account the ICES guidelines, given that sand and gravel extraction is a human activity with a possible impact on marine ecosystems and habitats.įor more information, please visit our specialised website of the Scientific Service Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea.Both men are known for taking shots at Democrats, and both men have endorsed some fringe ideas in their time. This makes it possible to ensure that the conditions laid down in the concession decision are respected.Īt international level, the impact of sand and gravel extraction at sea is being studied by the WGEXT working group within ICES, of which OD Natural Environment is an active member. Management of the recording device and data processing is the responsibility of OD Nature on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Economy. The black boxes record a number of parameters, such as vessel identification, route, date, time, position, speed, status of pumps, etc. All extraction vessels must be equipped with an automatic recording system, the so-called black box. The study seeks to determine the conditions for sustainable development and to differentiate between human impact and natural variability as a result of storms, for example. OD Natural Environment uses mathematical models to study the transport of sediment that is disturbed by extraction. The concessions are coupled with a remuneration that is used by the government for continuous research into the effects of extraction on the marine environment. The opinion of the minister responsible for the marine environment is binding: if the opinion is negative, no concession can be granted. This appraisal is submitted to the minister responsible for the marine environment, who in turn submits an opinion to the Federal Minister of the Economy. The environmental impact report is subject to an environmental impact assessment: OD Nature (MUMM) appraises the acceptability of the activity for the marine environment. Under the new legislation, to obtain a licence for sand and gravel extraction a concession application and environmental impact report must be submitted.

Sand prospecting and extraction are carried out in specific areas on the Belgian Continental Shelf. The Flemish Region is currently engaged in sand extraction for coastal protection and the relaying of the beach. For major infrastructure works, such as laying gas pipelines, large quantities of sand were needed in the 1990s. This sand is used in the construction industry. There is a growing interest in sea sand, mainly because the existing sand quarries on land are nearing exhaustion.Īs the gravel in the Belgian waters is not of perfect quality (grain size is too small), it is mainly sand that is extracted. Over the years the extraction has increased and currently lies at around 1,600,000m³.

Offshore sand and gravel extraction began in Belgium in 1976 (29,000m³).

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