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buzzsaw_23 Donating Member (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 08:37 PM
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11. Cell phones biggest legacy
in Central Africa is war and the extermination of endangered species.

"Black Gold" or Coltan is the vital mineral for cell phomes. 80% of the known reserves are in the DNC. The mining for this mineral has wreaked destruction and displacement upon the peoples of the region as well as habitat destruction of the Eastern Lowland Gorilla.

People must realize there is a direct link between the gadgets that make their lives "convenient" and the reality of the violence, turmoil and destruction that plague our world today.
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