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UN resolution looks to give "Mother Earth" same rights as humans

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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 'wellbeing and existence of many beings' is now threatened. The wording may yet evolve, but the general structure is meant to mirror Bolivia's Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, which Bolivian President Evo Morales enacted in January.

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thanks by Theresa Paulfranz on Wednesday, Apr 13, 2011 at 6:30:48 AM
I MUST AGREE by Ginger McClemons on Wednesday, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:22:31 PM