Major Electronics Firms Support Ending Use of "Conflict Minerals"

tburton writes "The US House of Representatives yesterday released the Conflict Minerals Trade Act (HR 4128) to try and end the international trade of tungsten, tantalum and col-tan, the mining of which is accused of fueling violent rape and murder in eastern Congo. Since the very same minerals power the most popular consumer electronics from HP, Verizon, Nokia, RIM and Intel, the Information Technology Industry Council has quickly signed a statement of support. Advocacy groups are hopeful these commitments prove to be meaningful as consumers begin to question the end result of the supply chains powering their favorite gadget."

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Re:Just like conflict diamonds?

[drinkypoo]

I can assure you the CCRA wasn't and isn't letting large quantities of diamonds flow INTO Canada. Get some facts and stop spreading FUD.

Thank you, Mister A. Nonymous Coward. I'm sure that we can all rest easy now that you've made some unsubstantiated claims to refute those other unsubstantiated claims! P.S. DeBeers has a long and well-known history of doing much more nefarious things than diamond smuggling. You're going to have to offer some better evidence that they can't be doing it if you want us to believe you. Since no such evidence can be manufactured, because it is trivial to do such a thing with their resources, you might as well just STFU and go away.