What to do about blood minerals in the DR Congo.
I may have spoken too hastily in the past regarding conflict resources in the DR Congo. My rage at the inherent abuse led me to think that boycotting and protesting […]
Category Archives: my quest for a conflict free laptop
Blood-free tin.
The ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) is making an effort to try and eradicate conflict metals from the tin industry. The extraction of raw materials in many parts of […]
HP is trying.
It’s been almost two years that I have been pushing different computer companies to better track their supply chains in an effort to stop the flow of money into conflict […]
The DR Congo, MONUC and Joseph Kabila.
MONUC, the UN’s mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will sadly soon be coming near an end, even though the country is arguably home to one of […]
Connections to violence
So anyone who reads this blog probably knows by now that I write a lot about conflict resources. I have been scanning the mining news and other humanitarian sites for […]
Money and corporate Rule
Let’s look for a moment at the value of humanity against the value of corporations. One human, a living breathing organism, is entitled to certain rights under our legal system, […]
The State of the World
Here is a submission by a childhood friend of mine. I saw this post of his and had to re-print it here: Sometimes they say “Look at the world today!” […]
Corporate Accountability: Political action to stop human rights abuses by Canadian mining, oil and gas companies.
It is about time! Finally, the government of Canada is seeing the light and is attempting to mandate the corporate social responsibility of the Canadian mining, gas and oil extraction […]
What are conflict resources?
Most have probably heard of or seen the movie “Blood Diamond” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie is about conflict resources, specifically diamonds. The movie traces the path of a man […]
Where to go from here…
I’ve been incredibly frustrated with the computer industry’s response to my inquiries. I have hit a wall in my research, with little place left to go at this level. I […]
HP’s steps
Now I like HP, well, at least I like them the best out of any of the computer companies I have had the (dis)pleasure of having dialogue with. HP and […]
Toshiba
Toshiba has been a brand much like HP, that makes it difficult for me to discount their claims outright. They seem to actually care, and have some structures in place […]
New Colonies of Death: despair, anarchy and plunder in the Congo.
This is an essay I wrote for a class last year that talked about the conflict in the DRC. It discusses the human rights abuses happening, the main parties involved, and […]
Update on the conflict free-laptop search
So I’m incredibly frustrated. I have received emails back. After several hours on the phone, getting hung up on and redirected, I am sent some information by email. I have […]
Popularization of issues
We are bombarded with images, stories, news, and new information at an alarming rate. How do we handle this information? How can we possibly comprehend the full magnitude of everything we are […]
