[Jewelry making - Article 00614] - Re: [Orchid] Environmental sound casting

[Richard Malenky]

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    Hi All, I am a carver that produces small pieces in silver that are
    worn as jewelry.  I am also an ecologist with all the degrees and
    years of field experience to boot.  To me this is a very important
    discussion.  As with some of the previous contributors I would love
    to know what this store has in mind.  I have also been concerned
    with the casting process and the chasing process but above all I am
    concerned about the mining process.   Mining for precious metals
    rips up the land and introduces horrendous toxins in to the earth
    and, in one situation I am personally aware of in Ecuador, destroys
    both forest and farmland in thr process.  There are noxious
    materials used at all levels in this business and if there was a way
    to diminish the nasty impact I would love to know about it. 

    In the end it may not be possible for us to produce a perfectly
    'clean' product but maybe we could do better than we are now and
    maybe stores like these will help to make us look at our impact on
    our world in new ways. 

    So, Dede Sullivan, do you have any clue as to what standards they
    have and how they meet them? 

Hopefully yours,
Richard Malenky


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