Marc Choyt
October 1st, 2008
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The Greenland Ruby and True North Gems: Time For Truth and Reconciliation
Editorial by Marc Choyt, Publisher, Fairjewelry.org Mining companies have colluded with governments to undermine the rights of indigenous small miners for hundreds of years. Typically, “the law” is used as their shield and excuse. Even in the developed world, mining companies and lobbyists collude with officials to write the laws that support their profit
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