Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Blood Cobalt

senseofEventsblog has lots of links, including to articles on the "blood cobalt" that is used to run your cellphone and environmenatally correct "green" electric car. 

 A report by Amnesty International first revealed that cobalt mined by children was ending up in products from several companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and Samsung.
he adds:

 More links to the enslavement of children in the Congo: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2018/09/26/blood-batteries-cobalt-and-the-congo/#6c3ed237cc6e

https://www.iisd.org/story/green-conflict-minerals/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jan/19/children-as-young-as-seven-mining-cobalt-for-use-in-smartphones-says-amnesty
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/Child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/
The Climate Change Cult is a religion that does not turn away from child sacrifice.

one other observation of Singapore: It was hazy there: the haze came from the burning of fields in Indonesia and Malaysia.

here is a background article from SCMP 2017: traditional slash and burn agriculture by local farmers, and also now by big plantation owners to clear land.

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