I'm suprised nobody has brought up the ethical issue about the use of Coltan. I guess I will. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltan/
Apparently the is a "blood diamond" situation going on in the Congo with the mining of tantalum ore. Also miners are cutting down trees in "protected" gorrila habitats. The ore is now supposedly certified as conflic free, but that is probably just bs like the diamonds.
More info
# "Millions have died for our cell phones" from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: http://www.pulitzercenter.org/openitem.cfm?id=276
# UN Coltan Explainer: http://www.un.int/drcongo/war/coltan.htm
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I'm suprised nobody has brought up the ethical issue about the use of Coltan. I guess I will. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltan/ Apparently the is a "blood diamond" situation going on in the Congo with the mining of tantalum ore. Also miners are cutting down trees in "protected" gorrila habitats. The ore is now supposedly certified as conflic free, but that is probably just bs like the diamonds. More info # "Millions have died for our cell phones" from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: http://www.pulitzercenter.org/openitem.cfm?id=276 # UN Coltan Explainer: http://www.un.int/drcongo/war/coltan.htm