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Time To Phase Out Cruel, Polluting Gem Mining Worldwide

The mining and selling of “blood diamonds” has been targeted by campaigners for decades and subject to many UN Resolutions addressing conflict diamonds mentioned in my previous article “Beyond Bloodstained Gems: New Science and Standards”. Even after the diamond cartel’s response, the Kimberly Certification of gems that are “conflict-free”, many stones escape into global trade. […]

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Corruption soils Afghanistan’s bright blue treasure

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When David Cameron described Afghanistan to the Queen as “fantastically corrupt” over drinks at Buckingham Palace in April it was widely regarded as a gaffe. But the British prime minister was not wrong. Afghanistan ranks a woeful 166th out of 168 countries in Transparency International’s latest assessment of graft and crooked dealing around the world.

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BEYOND BLOODSTAINED GEMS: NEW SCIENCE AND STANDARDS

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By Hazel Henderson © 2015 The best way to ensure that your diamond is not bloodstained from conflicts is to buy an identical gem created by human science. These can be indistinguishable from diamonds mined from the Earth and avoid polluting the planet and exploiting miners, hundreds of whom die every year. The growing science-created

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BDI NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2017

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We bring you the round-up of latest news, events, trends and developments in the diamond and jewelry industry Lab-grown Diamonds 1. MiaDonna Recognised as one of 100 fastest growing private companies in Oregon MiaDonna, a major retailer in the Lab-grown diamond industry was recently awarded Portland Journal’s 100 Fastest – Growing Private Companies in Oregon.

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