[Jewelry making - Article 00253] - Re: [Orchid] Responsible Gold

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>     I am a environmentally conscious person and now I am feeling major
>     conflict over the work I sell.

    Weeelll, good luck with this one. Everything we use, buy or create,
    comes from the earth. The question could be one of levels of
    sustainability. 

    We can stomp around in a hummer, and we can walk, and everything in
    between. Mud huts to gold bricks. We can use resources for cheap
    schlock, and we can use them for quality built to last. Problem is,
    sometimes it is hard to tell just which is which? Well built forever
    schlock, beautifully designed chintzy cheeseballs, and beauty is
    without a doubt in the eye of the beholder. Welcome to planet earth
    2006. I personally try to use and reuse as much as I can, as well as
    making quality and made to last. Seems like there are a few billion
    differing points of view, and thousands of "right" ways to do
    anything. Make the best you can, with your best intentions, be as
    kind as you can, and go for it! If it is not working for you, change
    and do something different. We all have a limited time engagement
    here Sierra Salin north of "Frisco"

 
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