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16 GB mp3 players and the new blood minerals

Posted in Smart techno on April 5th, 2009 by iip – 2 Comments

apple-ipod-touch-16-gbBe aware, your components of portable mp3 player or cellphones  could be sourced from the conflicts mineral in Congo.  Must consumers aren’t realize where their components of their mp3 players from. VOA says most (electronics) components are produced from minerals  mined by armed groups in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.

People must aware while buying mp3 players, cellphones or video game. The manufacture should buy minerals from conflict-free area. If you buy products that contain the minerals from conflict area such Congo, so you indirectly allows outlaws factions to continue a conflict that are brutal, violence conscription of child soldiers.

Raise Hope For Congo lists some minerals that traded by armed groups:

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China hosts Carbon Trade Summit 2009

Posted in Earth on April 1st, 2009 by iip – Be the first to comment

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A global conference on carbon trade is held in Beijing in this April 1-2, 2009.  China Carbon Trade Summit 2009 responses the emerging global market of carbon trading. Reports says estimation of  global carbon trading market size will reach US$150 billion by 2012. This market potentially reach US$ 3 trillion over the next 20 years.

I note about the commitment of China  in carbon trade.  According to the recently official report published on Aug 1st, 2008 that, until 2012 the CERs volume in Asia will account for 81.1% of the world. In Asia alone, Chinna will reach for  about 61% .


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