Secrets the Jewelry Industry Doesnt Want You to Know

post from Our Wedding Plus on 20 April 2007 01:40:00 AM. © Our Wedding Plus

You may think, it?s just a ring, it?s small, what?s the big deal? How much can it hurt the environment? Well, large scale mechanized mining used to obtain the gold for that ring causes mass destruction to the land and poisons the surrounding environment. In many cases mercury and cyanide are used to extract the gold from the rock. The miners in destitute areas have no choice but to work in these mines and they come into contact with these lethal chemicals causing serious health problems.

If the consumer demands its gold to be from ecologically and socially friendly sources we may see a stop to this environmental damage and human suffering through ethical mining or better yet the use of recycled gold.

I?m going to pass on more eco-friendly wedding, or green wedding ideas today. So far I?ve written several green wedding posts, I?ll put the links at the bottom of this post so you can find them easily.

Today, I?m going to show you some alternatives to your standard wedding ring. These are unique wedding rings, not only in their appearance but because they were produced in an ecologically and socially responsible way. Do you want your wedding ring to be a product of the environmental destruction shown above? If not read on...

The wedding rings shown here are from greenKarat a retailer and proponent of ecologically and socially friendly gold jewelry. They are just one example of a "green" jeweler. They provide information about each of their products explaining why if is eco-friendly, you can even track the "ecological footprint" of their product through "Green Assay." Here are some unique examples from greenKarat.

Do you have a pebble that means something to you? Maybe it?s from a camping trip you went on with your fiancé, or you found it at the place you met. You provide the pebble and they will cut it and put it into the ring?

Wedding Ring
For the computer lover, you can have a personalized message written in binary code put on your ring?

Science lovers? These rings have a depiction of amino acid chains that actually have an encrypted message?

greenKarat is just one option here are more:Brilliant Earth
Sumiche Jewelry
Touch Wood Rings
Hope you have a green day!

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Rhonda
Our Wedding Plus

Here are the Green Wedding Links I promised:
It Can Be Easy Being Green
Having a Green Wedding Can Be Luxurious and Elegant
A Unique Wedding Idea from A Soolip Wedding
Dare to be Different ? Unique Honeymoon Ideas
Elegant Eco-Friendly Invitations ? Tree Free