Posted on 04/14/2011 6:30:30 AM PDT by FredJake
Is planet Earth a living being? Apparently, some environmentalists seem to think so.
According to an article at canada.com, a draft United Nations treaty would give the planet - also known as "Mother Earth" the same rights as human beings.
Steven Edwards writes:
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 many beings" is now threatened.
Bolivia, the nation that is drafting the document, recently passed a law giving "...bugs, trees and all other natural things..." the same rights as humans.
Bolivia's Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, passed last December and signed into law in January, gives 11 "rights" to the planet, including:
They include: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically altered.
Controversially, it will also enshrine the right of nature “to not be affected by mega-infrastructure and development projects that affect the balance of ecosystems and the local inhabitant communities”.
“It makes world history. Earth is the mother of all”, said Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro García Linera, according to a post at Infinite Unknown.
“It establishes a new relationship between man and nature, the harmony of which must be preserved as a guarantee of its regeneration,” he reportedly said.
Although the wording of the proposed treaty has yet to evolve, Edwards writes the general structure will likely mirror Bolivia's Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, which Bolivian President Evo Morales enacted earlier this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
I think this is a great idea—so long as I get to vote Mama Gaia’s proxy.
So this Newby schmuck adds two sentences to a Steven Edwards article and that makes him an “author”?
Does this mean that the Japanese will be able to sue Mother Earth for damages caused by the earthquakes and tsunami?
Will the Bolivians still be able to use worms while fishing?
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