California Gov. Brown signs S.B. 637, which requires Clean Water Act permits for motorized suction dredge mining California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law Senate Bill 637 to protect California’s water supplies, wildlife and cultural resources from the damaging effects of destructive suction dredge gold mining. The new law requires that all small-scale miners

A Peruvian investigation just discovered that American and European companies are profiting from the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Incredibly, an industry group called the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has certified two of these companies as “responsible”. Illegal gold mining is destroying Peru’s Amazon. The RJC is controlled entirely by mining and jewelry companies. Communities,

SANTA FE, N.M., August 26, 2015– Reflective Images Jewelry was announced as the first certified Fairtrade Gold American jeweler by Fairtrade International.  The company has worked as the US commercial liaison with Fairtrade International to launch the certification program while pioneering their own traceable and transparent sourcing practices in precious metal and gems.  Reflective Images Jewelry has begun adding the Fairtrade Gold hallmark