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in News, Opinion, Policies, Resources, TechnologyConflict Minerals: The Plot Thickens with the Help of Capitol Hill (Part 1)
Mining in DRC There has been a whole lot of chatter in recent days about a little provision tucked into the newly adopted Financial Reform Bill. That provision is the Conflict Minerals mandate, which basically states that companies using “columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives” (and others at the discretion of the Secretary […] More
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Does Steve Jobs Really Read and Respond to His Own Email?
The bigger question… why do tech companies claim that it is virtually impossible to determine if they are sourcing conflict minerals? More