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Jewelers to shun ‘dirty gold’

080224_bristol.jpgEnvironmentalists want you to buy organic roses, and human-rights groups advocate conflict-free diamonds. Now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, jewelry retailers are stepping up a campaign that aims to discourage the mining and sale of “dirty gold.” A group of prominent jewelers, including Tiffany & Co., Helzberg Diamonds and Fortunoff, announced yesterday that they oppose the gold and copper Pebble Mine that’s planned for Alaska‘s Bristol Bay watershed, site of the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. The jewelers’ “Bristol Bay Protection Pledge” marks a new front in the “no dirty gold” initiative waged by environmental and human-rights groups against destructive mining practices. It is the first time that retailers, who previously have limited themselves to supporting general rules for mining, have joined in a campaign to halt a specific mine. Image source: bristolbayalliance.com.  > Continue.

News selected by Covalence | Country: USA, China | Company: Tiffany, Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff | Source: Baltimore Sun

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