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Activists Put Congo's Conflict Minerals on the Map

David Sullivan | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Russ Feingold, Sexual Violence, Congress, Motorola, Conflict Minerals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dell, Dick Durbin, United Nations, Mobile Phones, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Consumer Electronics, Human Rights, Mining, Africa, Sam Brownback, Hillary Clinton, Minerals, Electronics, World News
David Sullivan

We've all heard of Conflict Diamonds by now. But a troubling, less visible crisis haunts objects we use everyday. Here is everything you need to know about the next big issue: Conflict Minerals.

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Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten: The New Blood Diamonds

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate, Nokia, Nintendo, Congo Violence, Democratic Republic of Congo, Conflict in Congo, Congo War, Conflict Minerals, Congo Crisis, Congo-Militias, Congo-Mines, Congo Rebels, Congo Minerals, Minerals, Green News
Janet Ranganathan

Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.

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Dead Sea Sinkholes Swallow Anything In Their Way (VIDEO)

FoxNews | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Lowest Point on Earth, Geologist, Israel, Minerals, Dead-Sea, Dead Sea, Video, Land Near Dead Sea Swallow People, Sinkholes, Sink Holes in Israel, Dead Sea Sinkholes, World News

FoxNews The Dead Sea is the lowest spot of land on the planet, where the Bible says God rained fire and brimstone down on the misbehaving residents o...

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Congo Rapes, Violence Linked To Multinational Companies: Rights Group

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Trademet, Violence in Congo, Eastern DMC, Drc, UK Companies, AMC Group, Congo, Violence in DRC, Congo News, Eastern Congo, DRC Violence, Mining in DRC, Congolese Minerals, Congo Minerals, Minerals, Afrimex, Tradenet, Mineral Sources DRC, Republic of Congo, Rapes, Huffington Post Drc Global Witness, Democratic Republic of Congo, World News

Murders, rapes and major internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been linked to a number of multinational companies in a report...

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Many "Natural" Supplements Are Contaminated

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Natural Supplements, Vitamins, Diet, Minerals, Medicine, Personal Health, Health, Living News

Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these h...

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The Real Price Of Gadget Addictions: Mining In Congo

treehugger.com | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Conflict, Trade, Violence, Environment, Iphone, Illicit Conflict, Congo, Minerals, Mineral Trade, Green News

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, scene of the deadliest conflict since World War II, remains mired in violence in significant part because of the...

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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Running To Catch Up: Health in Our Times

Anne Dunev | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Donuts, Processed Food, Healthy Eating, Constantin Fahlberg, Chips, Soil, Cancer Prevention, Heart Disease Prevention, Lower Cholesterol, Cheap Food, Whole Grains, Genetic Modification, Fruits, Super Foods, Calories, Health, Nutrition, Diet Soda, Vegetables, Whole Food, Superfoods, Minerals, Saccharin, Food Industry, Living News
Anne Dunev

At a holiday party a friend told me he's now working three times harder for half the pay. Welcome to 2009. People need affordable health insurance. But more desperately, they need good health.

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