Coltan

Colombia Vows to Crack Down on Narco-groups' Illegal Coltan Mining

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Dodd-Frank, Center for Public Integrity, Colombia, Coltan, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Juan Manuel Santos, Farc, Paramilitaries, Mauricio Cárdenas, Iwatch News, World News
Corbin Hiar

After an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists exposé about paramilitaries involvement in the coltan trade, Colombia is moving to curb illegal mining of the highly sought after mineral.

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PHOTOS: Black Opals, Painite, Lithium and 6 More Of The Most Valuable Minerals In The World

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Conflict Minerals, Conflict Stones, Conflict Diamonds, Most Expensive Minerals, Priciest Minerals, Most Expensive Stones, Minerals, Stones, Painite, Coltan, Slidepollajax, Lithium-Ion Battery, Blue Garnet, Blood Diamonds, Lithium, Jadeite, Gold, Jewelry, Diamonds, Ruby, Opals, Black Opal, Jewelry Stones, Green News

From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals. Whether they are made into dazzling baubles or used in rechargeable b...

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Why We Should Care About the Congo

Rep. Howard L. Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rwanda, Wolframite, Congress, Conflict Minerals, Coltan, Africa, Congo Minerals, Cassiterite, World News
Rep. Howard L. Berman

Despite the difficult challenges we face here at home, Americans are a generous and compassionate people. Our values compel us to fight injustice wherever it occurs, and to reduce the suffering of innocents.

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Conflict Minerals 101: What They Are And How You Can Help

Planet Green | Rachel Cernansky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conflict Minerals Products, Blood Diamonds, Conflict Mineral Use, Conflict Minerals, Zimbabwe Diamonds, Zimbabwe, Coltan, Enough Project, Kimberley Process, Conflict Mineral History, The Congo Act, Green News

Currently, there is no mandatory law or framework for companies purchasing minerals from central Africa. Two bills currently in Congress--one in the H...

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Cheaponomics

Raj Patel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freeconomics, Freakonomics, Fish Fingers, Cheaponomics, Coltan, Food Politics, True Value, Burgers, Cell Phones, Toxic Waste, True Cost, Bottled Water, Green News
Raj Patel

Often, things that seem cheap -- bottled water, fish fingers, Google searches -- are quite expensive if we consider their full environmental, labour and health costs.

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Male Monsters -- Girl Buried Alive for Being a Girl and the World Shrugs

Peter Daou | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Girls, Sexual Violence, Women, Rape, Coltan, Haiti, Congo, Honor Killing, Domestic Violence, Gender, World News
Peter Daou

The brutalization of women and girls cuts across all religious and cultural boundaries, so this isn't just about dis-'honor' killings, though few things are more heinous than a father murdering his daughter.

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Silverback Gorilla Hates New Cell Phones (PHOTO)

Getty/AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Endangered Animals, Photos, Coltan, Gorillas, Africa, Animals, Green Photo, Green News

Kibabu the silverback gorilla looks over his shoulder on his 32nd birthday in his habitat at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on May 25, 2009. The western world'...

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Congo Violence Fueled By Common Material In Cell Phones, Laptops

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Cell Phones, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Human Rights, Congo Militias, Coltan, Foreign Affairs, Dick Durbin, Congo Crisis, Congo, Congo Violence, Laptops, Congo Rebels, Congo War, Human Rights, Cell Phone, Congo Militants, Sam Brownback, Conflict in Congo, Cassiterite, Advocacy, World News
NYCity News Service

Coltan, when refined, is used in many common electronic devices. But Congolese miners have been killed, and women raped, during the 11-year war over the valuable mineral deposits.

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More Natural Resource Conflicts To Come (AUDIO)

WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bolivia, Drc, Lithium, Coltan, Resource Conflict, Evo Morales, Green Politics, Electronics, Congo, Video, Green News

Competition for natural resoures often lies at the heart of human conflict, from oil and water in the Middle East to contested coltan in the Democ...

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