Gold, Diamonds, Flowers
Articles and slide show on adverse health, environmental, and human rights consequences of flowers, gold, and diamonds.
Slide Show:
*Symbols of Love – Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold
Comprehensive slide show on the environmental, health, human rights, and economic consequences of flowers, diamonds, and gold
Articles:
flowers mothers day editorial – LO Review 5-06.doc
Editorial re flowers as Mother’s Day gifts, describing adverse consequences of floriculture
oprah diamonds – People Mag lte.doc
Unpublished brief letter re Oprah Winfrey’s misguided support of diamonds
*Symbols of Love – Flowers, Gold, and Diamonds – Human Rights Quarterly
Article covering public health, environmental, and human rights consequences of symbols of love
Radio Interview:
Caring and Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold, Radio Interview, “The Caring Generation,” KHOW, Denver, CO, February 14, 2011. Available at http://thecaringgeneration.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=5 (54:35-66:7).
External Links:
Beyond Pesticides: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/
Fair Jewelry Action: http://www.fairjewelry.org/
Fair Trade Certified: http://www.transfairusa.org/content/WhereToBuy/
No Dirty Gold: http://www.nodirtygold.org/
Pesticide Action Network of North America: http://www.panna.org/
Valentine Peace Project: http://www.valentinepeaceproject.org/
Veriflora Cut Flower Certification System: http://veriflora.com/
Washington Toxics Coalition: http://www.watoxics.org/