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UN document would give ‘Mother Earth’ same rights as humans
Bolivia is planning to table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans.
Photograph by: NASA
UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans — having just passed a domestic law that does the same for bugs, trees and all other natural things in the South American country.
The bid aims to have the UN recognize the Earth as a living entity that humans have sought to “dominate and exploit” — to the point that the “well-being and existence of Read more…
Norway, Sweden Work to Contain Oil Spill
STOCKHOLM—The Norwegian Coastal Administration said Friday the large leakage of oil from the Icelandic container vessel Godafoss had been stopped.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Kystverket said it had not yet been able to evaluate the full extent of the spill, although it is known to have reached the coast of Fredrikstad, southern Norway.
Coast guards from Norway and Sweden have been co-operating to manage the spill the after the vessel ran aground late Thursday.
Ragnhild Bussqvist, duty officer at Kustbevakningen, the Swedish coast guard, told Dow Jones Newswires one of its aircraft had detected a 2.5-kilometer oil stain in the area.
Johan Marius Ly, emergency department director at Kystverket, said some oil had hit the Read more…
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