child labor

It's the gold that Pam Mortensen has come here to see. Mortensen, 52, is in charge of buying fine jewelry for Wal-Mart. And recently she has moved the world's largest retailer to the forefront of a loose alliance of businesses and environmental groups that have set out to clean up gold mining, one of the world's dirtiest industries.

Adon Kalenga works seven days a week collecting minerals from the ground with his bare hands.He is 13 years old and lives in Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sometimes he sleeps in the streets; other nights he spends in an orphanage.

Great article and review of Disney's sort of green status. PS. They use child labor to create those cute Mickey hats!

"Do you have Brazilian teakwood floors in your luxury home? How about Brazilian cherry cabinets? Any Brazilian mahogany items? Well, I certainly hope you are enjoying them. They might have come to you at a huge cost… well beyond what you paid for them."