| No Dirty Gold in the News 2010
"No Dirty Gold signs four jewelers"
Mining Quarterly(07 May, 2010)
"Zale among wave of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine"
Associated Press, ABC News, Juneau Empire, Fox 4 Florida, CBS News, Las Vegas Sun, Houston Chronicle, Atlanta Business News, Long Island Press, Star Tribune, National Public Radio, Yahoo News, San Francisco Chronicle, KTVA 11(13 April, 2010)
Earthworks cites eco-luxe jewelry designer Alberto Parada in recent report
Washington Examiner(13 March, 2010)
"Ethical Sourcing of Metals for the Jewelry Sector"
Business News Network TV (03 March, 2010)
"As controversy over conflict gold and dirty mining escalates, ethical issues are becoming as important for gold as they are for diamonds."
JCK Online (01 March, 2010)
"Report grades retailers on ethical gold sourcing"
National Jeweler (10 February, 2010)
"Small to medium jewelers find it easier to ethically source precious metals"
Mineweb (10 February, 2010)
"Vertical Farming, Green Gifts for Valentine's Day, and Environmentally Friendly Gold"
Green Patriot Radio (9 February, 2010)
"Gold jewelry gets graded"
Mother Nature Network, Centre Daily Times (10 February, 2010)
"How Jewelers Can Reach Out to Socially Conscious Consumers"
JCK Magazine (02 February, 2010)
"RJC Launches Certification System"
JCK Online (01 February, 2010)
"Ahafo mine cyanide spill prompts NGOs to question Intl. Cyanide Code validity"
Mineweb (22 January, 2010)
"Newmont Gold Mine to Pay Ghana Millions for Cyanide Spill"
Environment News Service (22 January, 2010)
"Jewelers Pursue Social Responsibility as Gold Mining Controversy Grows"
Treehugger (05 January, 2010)
"Gold Mining Controversies Spur Social Responsibility"
Women's Wear Daily (04 January, 2010)
"Avoid 'dirty gold,' activists urge consumers"
Press of Atlantic City (01 January, 2010)
2009
"NGOs Criticize Responsible Jewellery Council"
JCK Online (23 December, 2009)
"Responsible Jewellery Council Launches Certification System"
Environmental Leader (22 December, 2009)
"RJC certification system falls short, groups say"
National Jeweler (21 December, 2009)
"Companies Pledge to Avoid 'Dirty' Gold"
The New York Times, Green Inc. (01 December, 2009)
"Battling a Toxic Billionaire"
Men's Journal (01 December, 2009)
"Anti-Pebble gold movement grows among U.S. jewelry manufacturers"
Mineweb (01 October, 2009)
"60 Minutes' Congo report puts jewelers on hot seat"
National Jeweler (30 November, 2009)
"Luxury cleans up its gold"
HH Magazine (27 November, 2009)
"Major Jewelry Retailers Join 'No Dirty Gold' Campaign"
Idex Online (22 November, 2009)
"Sears Holdings, Ultra Stores, and Blue Nile signed the No Dirty Gold campaign's Golden Rules."
JCK Online (18 November, 2009)
"'No Dirty Gold' adds Sears"
Elko Daily Free Press, Mining Quarterly (18 November, 2009)
"Sears, Ultra, Blue Nile to avoid 'dirty' gold."
National Jeweler (18 November, 2009)
"Political correctness: Cartier provides a new gold standard"
The Financial Times (14 September, 2009)
"The Story of Gold (Part 3)"
BBC World Service radio (26 August, 2009)
"The Alchemist"
Forbes Magazine (19 August, 2009)
"The Price of Glitz; All that glisters is not green"
The Economist (27 July, 2009)
"'Green' Gold Joins List of Fair Trade Products"
VOA News (08 May, 2009)
"ECO TRIP: The Real Cost of Living -- Gold Ring"
The Sundance Channel (21 April - 10 May, 2009)
"'Eco Trip': A high price for all those conveniences"
The Los Angeles Times (25 April, 2009)
"The New Gold Standard"
TIME Magazine (April, 2009)
"Report: producers must not use 'blood minerals'"
The Associated Press (covered by The Guardian, Fox News, CBS News, others) (01 April, 2009)
"Gold Diggers, Environment Suffer"
The Spectator (U Wisc. Eau Claire) (16 February, 2009)
"Happy Valentine's for 23% of Jewelry Buyers"
OneWorld US (10 February, 2009)
"Tainted love -- Wal-Mart's new Love, Earth line of jewelry amounts to little more than green-washing, activists say"
Boulder Weekly (5-11 February, 2009)
"La Filière de l'Or Sale"
Arte TV (France and Germany) (23 January, 2009)
"Ethical Jewelry"
Couture International Jeweler (01 January, 2009)
"The Real Price of Gold"
National Geographic Magazine (January, 2009)
2008
"Consumers: What's on Your Yuletide Agenda?"
Christian Science Monitor (22 December, 2008)
"Envirobling"
National post (4 December, 2008)
"Clean Campaign Gains Traction"
Financial Times (8 November, 2008)
"Walmart's Eco-Gold Tarnished, Say Enviros"
New West (20 September, 2008)
"6,000 Signatures Against Mining Concession"
Public Agenda (19 September, 2008)
"Green Gold?"
Fortune Magazine, CNN (3 September, 2008)
"Will the 'Pebble Mine' Rock the Industry?"
JCK Online(29 August, 2008)
"Ghana: Proposed Gold Mine"
The Accra Daily Mail(14 August, 2008)
"Buyers can trace retailer's jewelry; Wal-Mart hopes new line eases worries over mining tactics."
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (27 July, 2008)
"Update: Earthworks Responds to WMT's New Jewelry"
Washington Post (25 July, 2008)
"Cleaning Up Dirty Gold"
Washington Post (17 July, 2008)
"Mexicans Protest Canadian Mining Company"
IPS (28 June, 2008)
"Shiny and new in gem industry: Fair-trade jewels"
The Journal Times (10 May, 2008)
"'Gold teeth are a safe way to store one's savings'"
The Sunday Times (South Africa) (4 May, 2008)
"Easing into Green"
National Jeweler (01 May, 2008)
"An Inside Job: Social Intrapreneurs Promote Sustainability From Within Corporations"
Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire (29 April, 2008)
"Altar-native Energy: How to green your wedding"
Grist (29 April, 2008)
"Worth its Weight: As Gold Prices Rise, So Does our Desire for Jewelry with the Precious Metal"
The San Jose Mercury News (20 April, 2008)
"Going for the Gold"
Associated Press, The Virginian-Pilot (09 April, 2008)
"Gold Jewelry Gets Boost from High Prices"
Associated Press, WRAL (01 April, 2008)
"Green Scene: Greener Gold'"
CBS3 (28 March, 2008)
"'A Wedding Ring Produces 20 Tons of Waste'"
Spiegel Online (24 March, 2008)
"Invest in gold with a clean conscious?"
Christian Science Monitor (24 March, 2008)
Donohoe, Martin. "Flowers, diamonds, and gold: the destructive public health, human rights, and environmental consequences of symbols of love"
Human Rights Quarterly Vol. 30 (February, 2008). Pp. 164-182.
""No Dirty Gold" campaign gains retail support"
Metal Markets (14 February, 2008)
"Jewelers Join to Oppose New Alaskan Gold Mine"
Greenbiz.com (14 February, 2008)
"Major jewelers oppose Pebble"
Peninsula Clarion (14 February, 2008)
"Jewelry retailers pledge to boycott Pebble gold "
MineWeb (14 February, 2008)
"Jewelers to shun 'dirty gold'"
Baltimore Sun (13 February, 2008)
"Jewelers Speak Out Against Pebble "
Anchorage Daily News (13 February, 2008)
"Jewelers say they won't buy Pebble prospect's 'dirty gold'"
Anchorage Daily News (13 February, 2008)
"Go Green the Next Time You Buy Gold"
WDTV CBS 5 (13 February, 2008)
"Don't Be Mine: Jewelers join campaign against proposed gold mine in Alaska"
Grist (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelers Pledge to Protect Alaskan Watershed"
Jewelers' Circular Keystone (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelers oppose Alaska gold mine"
National Jeweler Network (12 February, 2008)
"After Blood Diamonds comes 'No Dirty Gold' campaign's 'Golden Rules'"
LA Times (12 February, 2008)
"Valentine's Pledge from Jewelry Sellers"
OneWorld US (12 February, 2008)
"Tiffany, Fortunoff and Others Fight 'Dirty Gold'"
The Daily Green (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelry companies vow not to sell gold from proposed Alaska mine"
Associated Press, KTUU Alaska (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelers shun gold from Alaska mine"
Associated Press, MSNBC, BusinessWeek (12 February, 2008)
"Retailers to hold mine to higher gold standards"
Los Angeles Times (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelers oppose Alaska mine"
Los Angeles Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelry retailers target 'dirty gold'"
National Public Radio's Marketplace (12 February, 2008)
" Jewelers oppose Alaska gold mine"
American National Jeweler Network (12 February, 2008)
"Jewelers Pledge to Protect Alaskan Watershed"
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone (12 February, 2008)
"Common-Sense Mining Reform Protects Nature, Consumers"
The Seattle Times (31 January, 2008)
"The Afterlife of Cellphones"
New York Times Magazine (13 January, 2008)
2007
"'Green' gold helps couples reduce impact on Earth"
CBS 2 Chicago (04 December, 2007)
"Making gold the greener way"
The Globe and Mail (01 December, 2007)
"Making Gold Miners Pay"
Time (10/23/2007)
"Costa Rican gold mine suspended over pollution risks"
Mining Weekly (28 September, 2007)
"No Dirty Gold: a campaign for an alternative solution"
IDEX Magazine (12 September, 2007)
"With this Ring: the Environmental Cost of Gold Mining"
Mother Jonesl (09 September, 2007)
"Corporate Human Rights Program Panned"
OneWorld US (07/09/07)
"More designers create earth-friendly products"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (04/16/07)
"Cleaner Karats"
Newsweek (03/12/07)
"Students clean up dirty gold"
The Oracle - University of South Florida at Tampa (02/14/07)
"Amor, compromiso y destrucción"
La Opinion (02/14/07)
"Jewelry companies look for values in valuables"
The Los Angeles Times (02/14/07)
"Campaign Reveals Dark Side of Gold Jewelry"
CBS Broadcasting (02/13/07)
"Class ring co. voices support for cleaner gold mining tactics"
The Daily Texan - University of Texas at Austin (02/12/07)
"No Dirty Gold campaign sends 11-retailer Valentine to U.S. gold miners"
Mineweb (02/09/07)
"Retailers sign on to No Dirty Gold campaign"
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone (02/08/07)
"No Dirty Gold names new retail leaders, laggards"
National Jeweler (02/08/07)
"Birks signs on to forest protection campaign"
CTV News (02/08/07)
"JA speaks out on responsible mining"
National Jeweler (01/10/07)
"Ask about metals too"
The Philadelphia Inquirer (01/05/07)
2006
"Jewelers should avoid dirty gold"
The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (12/28/06)
"The List: Killer Products"
Foreign Policy (December 2006)
"Dirty Gold: The Subterranean Rub on the Gold Mining Industry"
The Undecided - University of Texas at Austin (November 2006)
"Students should take action"
The Oracle - University of South Florida (10/24/06)
"A ring without much class"
The Daily Texan - University of Texas at Austin (10/04/06)
"Socially responsible gold mining urged"
The Washington Times (08/15/06)
"The Good Shopper" (PDF, 215KB)
O The Oprah Magazine (September 2006)
"For better, for worse"
The Times (06/10/06)
"Future mining execs debate community rights"
Mining Quarterly, Elko Daily Free Press (06/09/06)
"US Goldsmiths Demand Ethically Mined Gold"
Mineweb (06/02/06)
"Why all gold doesn't glitter"
The Christian Science Monitor (04/27/06)
"Gold: Tackling a Dirty Industry"
Newsweek International (04/24/06)
"Ring provider called to support No Dirty Gold"
The Ithacan - Ithaca College (04/13/06)
"With This Ethical Ring, I Thee Wed" (PDF, 87KB)
New York Times (04/06/06)
"'Leaders' and 'laggards' named in advocacy campaign"
Jewelers Circular Keystone (02/14/06)
"World Jewelers Move Away From "Dirty" Gold" (PDF, 634KB)
New York Times (04/06/06)
"Select Retailers Pledge to Back Away from 'Dirty' Gold"
Professional Jeweler (02/14/06)
"No dirty gold here thanks"
MiningNews.net (02/14/06)
"No Dirty Gold names names in Times ad"
National Jeweler, (02/13/06)
"Valentine roses, candy go PC"
Chicago Tribune (02/13/06)
"Pure Gold? Precious metal a potent symbol in the battle over corporate social responsibility"
The Ottawa Citizen (02/12/06)
2005
"Jewellery: Industry fights to polish a flawed image" (PDF, 24KB)
Financial Times (11/25/05)
"Commentary: Gold industry must address criticism" (PDF, 26KB)
The Northern Miner (11/14/05)
"Jewelers targeted in No Dirty Gold ad campaign" (PDF, 2.5MB)
National Jeweler (11/16/05)
"The Real Price of Gold" (PDF, 1.03MB)
The Independent (10/25/05)
"Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions"
The New York Times (10/24/05)
"Activists attack 'dirty' gold practices" (PDF, 165KB)
The Wall Street Journal (10/19/05)
"Playing by new golden rules opens up golden opportunity"
The Age (10/18/05)
"Indigenous groups demand more say in mining"
Reno Gazette-Journal (10/15/05)
"Indigenous groups criticize mining industry at Reno conference"
Associated Press, (10/15/05)
"Measuring Mining Impact" (PDF 1.98MB)
Rocky Mountain News (10/13/05)
"Activists Target Retailers in New 'Dirty Gold' Campaign"
Dow Jones Newswires (10/12/05)
"No Dirty Gold launches ad campaign"
National Jeweler (10/11/05)
"Gold mines on indigenous lands"
National Public Radio, (10/10/05)
"Mining Impacts Indigenous People and Native Lands"
The Oredigger - Colorado School of Mines (10/05/05)
"Activists Target Gold and Diamonds"
Professional Jeweler, (09/29/05)
"Keys Gold Ad Controversy"
ContactMusic.com (09/29/05)
"No Dirty Gold campaign targets singer"
National Jeweler (09/28/05)
"The Role of Stakeholders"
World Watch (September/October 2005)
"Dirty Gold: The Next Conflict Diamonds?" (PDF, 1.74MB)
Jewelers Circular Keystone (May 2005)
"Activists ready to air concerns with Newmont" (PDF, 114KB)
The Rocky Mountain News 4/27/05)
"Activists use Valentine's Day for protest" (PDF, 201KB)
National Jeweler (2/14/05)
"Gold Jewelry - World's Dirtiest Valentine's Gift?" (PDF, 4KB)
Inter Press Service (2/14/05)
"Gold Loses Some Glitter"
Real Money/Co-op America (Jan/Feb 2005)
"An ounce of gold and 20 tonnes of waste"
The Times of India (01/03/05)
2004
"Dirty gold: The unseen yellow peril"
InfoChange India (January 2005)
"Conservation ideals part of buying" (PDF, 50KB)
Stoneham Sun (12/01/04)
"Activists attempt to strip gold of its lustre" (PDF, 152KB)
Globe and Mail (11/23/04)
"No dirty gold"
Southern Bride (09/26/04)
"New mining campaign launched" (PDF, 165KB)
Daily Graphic (05/21/2004)
"WACAM launches 'No Dirty Gold' campaign" (PDF, 410 KB)
The Ghanaian Times (05/08/04)
"Dirty gold? Jewelers urge miners to clean up"
Associated Press (04/27/04)
"Will Dirty Gold Replace Conflict Diamonds?"
(PDF, 635KB)
Diamond District News (March 2004)
"Gold industry asked to act responsibly" (PDF, 14KB)
United Press International (02/18/04)
"A Not So Golden Gift for Valentine's Day"
Inter Press Service News Agency (2/12/04)
"Groups remind consumers of gold mining's impact on environment"
(PDF, 30KB)
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (2/12/04)
This article appeared in The Miami Herald, The Fort Wayne News Sentinel, The San Jose Mercury News, The Kansas City Star, and The Biloxi Sun Herald.
"Activists Target Chocolate, Gold on Valentine's Day"
OneWorld US (2/13/04)
"Campaign targets mining: Earthworks launches No Dirty Gold drive"
(PDF, 25KB)
Elko Daily Free Press (2/12/04)
"Toxic Love"
The Village Voice (2/11/04)
"New U.S. Consumer Campaign Targets Ones of the World's Dirtiest Industries: Gold Mining"
SocialFunds.com (2/11/04)
"InterActivist: Mining watchdog Radhika Sarin answers our questions"
Grist Magazine (2/09/04 and 2/13/04)
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