{"id":7992,"date":"2011-10-20T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2011-10-20T09:00:59","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T16:00:59","slug":"are-your-electronics-conflict-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/are-your-electronics-conflict-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your Electronics Conflict Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/?attachment_id=7999\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7999\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7999\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2585500405_e17084854e.jpg\" alt=\"girl holding cell phone\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2585500405_e17084854e.jpg 500w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2585500405_e17084854e-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/enoughproject.org\">Enough Project<\/a> recently posted the above video, highlighting the truth that most cell phone companies are using &#8220;conflict minerals&#8221; to manufacture their products. Conflict minerals include tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold that have been taxed or controlled by rebel groups &#8211; minerals necessary for manufacturing many common electronics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aF-sJgcoY20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Enough Project co-founder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enoughproject.org\/content\/john-prendergast-co-founder\" target=\"_blank\">John Prendergast<\/a> calls the conflict in the Congo a war we are directly connected to, though most of us know nothing about it. In a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enoughproject.org\/blogs\/congos-conflict-minerals-next-blood-diamonds\" target=\"_blank\">blog post on conflict minerals<\/a> he wrote that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8230;armed groups are fighting over the lucrative minerals that power our cell phones and laptops, leaving a trail of human destruction that has no equal globally since World War II.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After interviewing survivors of the conflict, Prendergast said he found that the conflict is rooted in simple economics. &#8220;Profits made from this illicit minerals trade arise from market demand for such minerals,&#8221; he writes. &#8220;If consumers demand conflict-free products, then companies will eventually meet that demand, in turn cratering the market for minerals mined through violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prendergast suggested that consumers take action through sending messages to the companies that they purchase from to encourage them to become conflict free. The Enough Project has also compiled a list of the 21 largest electronic companies and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisehopeforcongo.org\/content\/conflict-minerals-company-rankings\" target=\"_blank\">rated what kind of progress they are making towards becoming conflict free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Enough Project has also created an online form for consumers to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisehopeforcongo.org\/content\/take-action\">send a letter<\/a> to their local Congressperson encouraging them to take action in regards to conflict minerals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Creative Commons Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/19779889@N00\/2585500405\/\">arbyreed<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your electronics conflict free? Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast calls the conflict in the Congo a war we are directly connected to, though most of us know nothing about it. In a recent blog post he wrote that, &#8220;armed groups are fighting over the lucrative minerals that power our cell phones and laptops, leaving a trail of human destruction that has no equal globally since World War II.&#8221; <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/are-your-electronics-conflict-free\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":7999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[106],"tags":[711,5981,5982,5909,5983],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2585500405_e17084854e.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}