tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806776700133051213.post9028439419837642312..comments2024-03-28T04:01:57.283-07:00Comments on Solo Lisa: Ethically Derived DiamondsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08149426274951453722noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806776700133051213.post-9444412962890682122008-07-01T16:16:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:16:00.000-07:00That's a good point, and I definitely know what yo...That's a good point, and I definitely know what you mean about the environmental devastation of mining as I used to date a mining engineer. Diamond Road only focused on one firm that had the technology to produce manmade diamonds, Gemesis in Texas. They had machines that looked like incubators and simulated the environment that diamonds are formed in. The diamonds were produced in four days, but I think the process would require huge amounts of energy to maintain the environment conducive to diamond formation.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149426274951453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806776700133051213.post-61157791533722888412008-07-01T16:15:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:15:00.000-07:00I wonder how large a carbon footprint the manufact...I wonder how large a carbon footprint the manufacture of man-made diamonds has, compared to the mining of naturally occurring diamonds. Mining and refining gold is notoriously bad for the environment, especially white gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com