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Joe Rogan & Siddharth Kara discuss the insane contains that the people in the Congo face while mining Cobalt.

Kabira Stokes has always been troubled by the things our society sees as disposable; she hates watching toxic heavy metals in used electronics being tossed into landfills, and she hates seeing people who’ve done their time...

 Photo © Shutterstock Kabira Stokes has always been troubled by the things our society sees as disposable; she hates watching toxic heavy metals in used electronics being tossed into landfills, and she hates seeing people...

When you buy an electronic device, it is almost impossible to know whether or not it has been made with materials that fuel social unrest, violence, and corruption in areas like the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Image: Workers rip the earth apart in search of gold at the Sufferance mine in the Ituri region. Much of Congo’s gold, more than $600 million worth a year, is smuggled across borders. © Marcus Bleasdale/National Geographic...

Do you love your Blackberry or iPhone, but are worried about the cost to the environment? Do you wonder whether the workers who mined the materials or assembled the device were exploited? Whether your purchase is funding...

In a world where consumers are becoming increasingly socially conscious, “conflict minerals” are to electronics what blood diamonds are to jewelry...

Your future iPod or laptop will soon bear the words “Conflict Free,” thanks to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed by President Obama last week...