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JCKStyle: If adopting more eco-friendly business methods is perpetually stuck on your to-do list, the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts wants to help you achieve those jewelry-specific green goals. The San Francisco–based school and Ethical Metalsmiths, a nonprofit that promotes awareness of ethically sourced materials, created a one-day Green Jewelry course to help the industry answer consumer questions about green measures, initiate more eco-friendly studio practices, find green suppliers, promote healthier mining initiatives, and bring awareness to the cause of artisanal miners—seasonal workers who rely on mining to subsist in tough times, and who are frequently exposed to mercury during the mining process. Through course instruction, the Academy’s assistant director, Christine Dhein, hopes to help “improve the lives and working conditions of miners,” she tells JCKstyle. Dhein will co-teach the course with Jennifer Horning, cofounder of Ethical Metalsmiths. Horning recently addressed Revere students about eco measures in jewelry and her group’s initiatives, impressing both Dhein and founder and director, Alan Revere—so much so that Revere suggested creating a course to better spread the word. The class takes place on Aug. 23 at Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, and costs $100 (half of which goes to Ethical Metalsmiths). Also included in the session is information on gold testing, ingot making, and possible green business certification. Space is still available; for information, visit www.revereacademy.com.