Romancing the stone: Hunting for conflict-free diamonds this Valentine’s Day

A diamond sits on a certificate

guaranteeing the stone is

conflict-free at Eric Olson

Fine Jewelry in Lafayette.

It used to be that the biggest worries surrounding engagement rings were how many carats three months' salary could buy, and whether the rings should be crafted from white gold or platinum, with princess or pear-shaped stones.

"People now are taking an appropriate pause," says former Boulder journalist Greg Campbell, author of the 2002 exposé, "Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones." [more...]