SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Democratic Forces For The Liberation Of Rwanda, Coltan, Conflict Resource
26 Nov 2016
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Consuming stuff (buying) makes us feel internally happy. How we consume electronics impacts environment & health. Our obsession with stuff (clothes) has a major impact on world & health. Cell phones releases radiation which impacts health. What comes from drc: minerals & metals, colatan & tin are obtained. Colten is needed in lithium batteries to function: colten is apparition- they are essential, fdlr militia: democratic forces for the liberation of rwanda & conflict materials. Electronics & problems international companies who go to drc, get minerals. Instability of drc is due to economic conflict. Phones do not heat because of minerals. Drc is 10% copper reserves & 40% colten. Mines are unbearable conditions- miners die in drc. Money in drc is being given to various militias groups producing conflicts. Un reported, colten, gold & tin produces million towards militia is used for weapons. Minerals in phone are called conflict materials. Its well know that money from colten is towards fdlr.
