Major Electronics Firms Support Ending Use of "Conflict Minerals"

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 21, 2009 @01:12AM from the americans-just-want-their-fancy-phones dept.

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:Hardly surprising by Anonymous Coward · 2009-11-21 05:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How many of you use illegal drugs--which goes into the pocket of vicious and violent people.
How many below-average-IQ-having cops associate pot with Al Qaeda because of ridiculous statements like this?