Bolivia to Give Nature Same Rights as Humans
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Anyone else see this? I think this is a great idea- will probably be very complicated, but an excellent move in the right direction.
(Newser) – Bolivia will soon put in place a first-of-its-kind law that gives Mother Nature the same rights as humans. The idea behind the Law of Mother Earth is to try to rein in pollution and the exploitation of natural resources, reports the Guardian. It grants nature several rights, including the "right to exist" and the "right not to be polluted." In theory, a newly created ministry of mother earth will work with communities to help them monitor local industries.
But "it is not clear at this stage how the somewhat abstract legislation would be implemented," writes Olivia Solon at Wired. "The state will need to be careful to balance the rights of nature with the regulation of industries (such as mining) that contribute a significant chunk of the country's GDP."
(Newser) – Bolivia will soon put in place a first-of-its-kind law that gives Mother Nature the same rights as humans. The idea behind the Law of Mother Earth is to try to rein in pollution and the exploitation of natural resources, reports the Guardian. It grants nature several rights, including the "right to exist" and the "right not to be polluted." In theory, a newly created ministry of mother earth will work with communities to help them monitor local industries.
But "it is not clear at this stage how the somewhat abstract legislation would be implemented," writes Olivia Solon at Wired. "The state will need to be careful to balance the rights of nature with the regulation of industries (such as mining) that contribute a significant chunk of the country's GDP."
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Human Rights for Mother Nature
Former “green jobs czar” Van Jones made more controversial headlines this week when he began pushing for legislation that would give Mother Nature the same rights as humans. “Here’s the point I’m making,” an angry Hannity shared, “Van Jones is an avowed communist and a 9-11 truther and now he’s trying to give mother nature the same rights as humans.” Sound crazy? Well the UN doesn’t think so. A year from now a global summit on sustainable development is scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro where issues of “global environmental governance” will be a major point of contention. It’s not clear what the purpose or future of this movement is but it’s interesting to see that we still have a long way to go with human rights in most developing countries and yet we’re going to place this on top of those initiatives. Sounds like another opportunity to take from the United States
http://www.hannity.com/show/2011/04/26
Also, while I agree that human rights should be of utmost importance...
(1) Since when do some of these people care about human rights?!
(2) Protecting the environment - in which humans live and on which they depend - DOES promote human rights. They're not mutually exclusive. It's funny, though, how Hannity is trying to frame things as if these are the enemy of each other. What crazy nonsense.
will it be given prison time for unleashing hundreds of tornadoes in one day?
this is asinine.
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