Not a perfect solution, but for my girlfriend's engagement ring I
bought an antique (so the damage has already been done, instead of
encouraging demand for new mining of the diamond and the platinum
in it).

-anthony

> > On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Daniel Reeves wrote:
> >
> > > Never buy anything gold. Check.
> > >
> > > --- \/ FROM mjste Æ umich.edu AT 05.10.25 08:46 (Today) \/ ---
> > >
> > > > This page was sent to you by: mjste Æ umich.edu.
> > > >
> > > > This article is fascinating. I would love your comments on this. Do
> > you
> > > > think that it is worth it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > INTERNATIONAL | October 24, 2005
> > > > The Cost of Gold | 30 Tons an Ounce: Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands
> > > > and Pointed Questions
> > > > By JANE PERLEZ and KIRK JOHNSON
> > > > Much of the gold left to be mined is microscopic and is being wrung
> > from
> > > > the earth at enormous environmental cost.
> > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/international/24GOLD.html?emc=eta1
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - google://"Daniel Reeves"
> > >
> > > "This isn't right. This isn't even wrong."
> > > -- Wolfgang Pauli, on a paper submitted by a physicist colleague
> > >
> >
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