Comments on: Excuse Me, There’s Blood on Your Diamond

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:31:05 +0000

stop kidding yourselves or making excuses to justify that stone that represents death. no one knows where these diamonds come from. once they reach antwerp, all diamonds from all countries go in one bag… mixed in together. once this happens, no one knows where it came from. all diamonds are bad unless you mine them yourself. and diamonds aren’t worth that much anyway. this environmental friendly gem crap is a marketing ploy. and how nice to have brilliant earth mention the kimberly process, which is by far a flawed one where most certificates are fraudulent. you will never catch a diamond on me for as long as I have a effin conscience.

By: On the subject of diamonds… « BexAdler

On the subject of diamonds… « BexAdler — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:16:20 +0000

[...] from humanitarian. Part of the problem people have with the diamond industry is the way it treats people working in the mines. That isn’t even mentioned in the National Geographic [...]

By: 2nd Mike

2nd Mike — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:45:34 +0000

To understand how abundant diamonds really are let me put things into perspective. Think of all the volcanoes in the world today. Now think of how many there have been through the past 2 BILLION years. Now each volcano creates cinder cones, usually hundreds of them, maybe more. Diamonds are formed inside these cones by the thousands. Now, take another look at your diamond, no matter where it came from. Diamonds are the equivalent of a grain of sand with an astounding ad campaign. Can anyone truly give the gift of SAND anymore? I hope this explanation will help you to educate others on the reality of these death stones. Oh, and why would you pay someone else to show the person you love that you loved them? What does that say about you?

By: Eco-Chick » Blog Archive » Portovert Debuts

Eco-Chick » Blog Archive » Portovert Debuts — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:53:45 +0000

[...] 5. If you are going to get a diamond ring and gold or platinum band, look for certified non-conflict gems (ask the jeweler to see the paperwork, they’re obliged to show them to you) and recycled metals, or better yet, go vintage! (For Eco Chick’s coverage of diamonds, click here and here.) [...]

By: nelotte

nelotte — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:31:35 +0000

I just watched the movie ‘Blood Diamond’. Thanks to this movie, millions more will be aware of this issue.

Btw, I also have been against diamond, and any other branded stuff/goods. Don’t get me started on that. . I personally know a girl whose vision or goal is to have a $5000 Gucchi bag. How sad is that?

By: andrewgetty

andrewgetty — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:57:46 +0000

cool article on diamonds on smithsonian.com

By: imho

imho — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:34:46 +0000

I just found this site and had to add: when looking for an engagment ring, I was specific that I didn’t want a diamond for exactly the reasons posted here. I sport a gorgeous pearl instead and everyone who has seen it says how it’s not a “real” engagement ringbecause it isn’t a diamond! Clearly DeBeers HAS done their job with marketing (now if they could just get those stones ethically).

By: Eco-Chick » Blog Archive » Green Karat

Eco-Chick » Blog Archive » Green Karat — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:01:30 +0000

[...] Now that we know that diamonds are not a girl’s best friend and more environmentally friendly jewelry, including Kiersten Muenster , and Gwen Davis’ gorgeous creations, are out there, but what if you’re looking for something with more traditional style? Green Karat’s recycled gold jewelry looks the same as non-recycled rings and earrings, but reduces the need for poisonous mines and toxic refining practices typical of traditional gold extraction. Gold mining not only involves ripping into the Earth and displacing millions of pounds of earth (see image below) but multinational mining corporations have polluted local environments both in the United States and internationally with cyanide, mercury and other toxic chemicals (called mine ‘tailings’). I’ve seen some of this destruction first hand when I was a geology student in Montana, and I wish I still had my photos of yellow rivers running from mines into clear mountain streams. Yes, this kind of pollution still goes on, and what’s more, it’s allowed. [...]

By: Starre

Starre — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:49:56 +0000

If you’re a woman, the social pressure to get a diamond is intense. I think that’s why so many women who might listen to reasonable arguments in other areas are so resistant to this. For women a beautiful ring and a thoughtful engagement is supposed to be one of the pinnacles of their lives. I don’t know how to argue with a deeply held feeling like that. Your only option is to get an antique diamond or find a conflict-free one.

I’ve decided not to participate in the ‘marriage industry’ at all (not only do I not want to get married, until everyone can, I certainly don’t want to advertise to the world my marital status. As if it’s anyone’s business if I’m married or not! Are people going to treat me any differently? I hope not.) So I will never have to make this choice, but it’s great there are options for more traditionally-minded environmentalists.

By: Xtine

Xtine — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:21:47 +0000

I have never cared for diamonds myself. I’ve always liked things that are unusual, and you see far fewer emeralds, sapphires, kunzites, etc than those white lumps of compressed coal. Diamonds – viewed only as an accessory – seem commonplace and boring.
I’d known for years that black S African miners get paid a third what their white counterparts earn, and also about conflict diamonds, but I disliked diamonds even before I learned those things.

Mystics who work with gemstones say that diamonds absorb energies rather than projecting an energy themselves; they act like sponges. It is also said they cannot be ‘cleared,’ or cleansed of the energies they’ve absorbed. No one who is involved in spirituality would want to wear the equivalent of a dirty stinky washcloth, esp given the suffering of the miners.

If I find someone worth marrying, he’s going to have to get me a *phenacite* ring!

BTW, green amber is lovely, but almost all of it is dyed.