Sunday, March 29, 2009

issue gaining awareness

Just saw this article on cnn.

The word is getting out about the real cause of the war in the DRC. Let's hope as the situation continues to be exposed that positive changes will be implemented soon.


Conflict minerals from DR Congo the new blood diamonds? - Mar. 27, 2009

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- First there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fueled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that's harvested by children and funds civil war in Ivory Coast. Now concern is rising about the minerals that go into common consumer electronics. Could that be a BloodBerry or a Conflict Cell in your pocket?


read the full article here: money.cnn.com

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