Editor’s Note:  Our friends at Earthworkshave just published a study about the impact of mining on water supplies. You can download the entire report here.  Below find an executive summary of the document. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Water is a scarce and precious asset, particularly in the western United States where the demand for freshwater is far

Editors Note:  This is the second of three articles by Martin Tabor.  You can read the first here.  “...Art that matters to us – which moves the heart, or revives the soul, or delights the senses, or offers courage for living…is a gift received.”       –The Gift, Lewis Hyde   As artisan jewelers those of us

Hong Kong, April 15, 2013 –The ICA has joined the UNICRI (United Nation Research Institute on Crime and Justice) to develop with the assistance of the VIJI (Vienna International Justice Institute), a mechanism to certify and track colored gemstones from their countries of origin. The initiative was presented in a meeting on April 9th and