. I was reading the January 2008 issue of JCK Magazine when I came across a short article about the Democratic Presidential candidates and diamonds. Having already heard about the diamonds or pearls question asked of Hillary Clinton I expected another humorous fluff piece. But when I read the article I noticed something else, something

If you are looking for a reason to purchase recycled gold, read this report put out by This Human Rights Watch, www.hrw.org. It outlines the abominable gold trade in the Congo.

One of the outcomes of the Madison Dialog were several working groups, metals, refining, manufacturing, diamonds, and colored gemstones. The objective is to develop standards for for gemstone mining based on environmental and socially responsible principals. The outcome might be a third party certified fair trade gemstone.