Scroll down to THE EARTH CHARTER PRINCIPLES. HISTORY In 1987 The World Commission on Environment and Development (known as “the Brundtland Commission”) launched Our Common Future Report with a call for a “new charter” to set “new norms” to guide the transition to sustainable development. Following that discussion about an Earth Charter took […]
It seems logical to grant protection to nature by treating it as a living entity. And the law might be catching up. Jane Gleeson-White Sun 1 Apr 2018 03.33 BST Last modified on Fri 3 Aug 2018 15.43 BST Comments 232 The mouth of the Margaret river in Western Australia. Photograph: ajupp/Getty Images On 20 March a […]
The current ecological crisis requires that we transform our international and domestic legal systems to nurture, rather than allow the destruction of the Earth community. The third International Rights of Nature Tribunal was held concurrently with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 21) at Maison des Métallos in Paris, […]
(UNGA = United Nations General Assembly) Venezuela and the US: Contrasting Worldviews at the UN By:Nino Pagliccia US President Donald Trump and US Ambassador Nikki Haley at the 73rd UNGA, 2018. | Photo: Reuter Without compromise, continued divisions in Latin America can devastate the whole region, writes Nino Pagliccia. The 73rd United Nations General […]
Sci-Tech Drone assassins are cheap, deadly and available in your local store You don’t need the military to pull off an attack of the drones. They’re capable of incredible destruction and now available to everyone. by Jennifer Bisset September 17, 2018 AeroScope Aug. 5, 2018. In the heart of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, Nicolás […]
Mr. Giustra (Canadian businessman) and his charity have donated more than $66-million (Canadian) to the Clinton Foundation. . . . Bill and Hillary Clinton have been paid a total of $12.4-million (U.S.) for giving speeches in Canada since leaving the White House in 2000. (As at Nov, 2017). From: Sandra Finley Sent: January 5, 2017 […]
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Return to INDEX, Salish Sea OCTOBER 20TH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: (Might be slightly different in different communities?) Candidates have until Friday, Sept 14th to file their papers (open for nominations Sept 4). Town /City/RDN staff update an on-line list of candidates, as candidates file their papers. The information, for one town, for example: https://www.qualicumbeach.com/running-for-office REGIONAL […]
RE: 2018-08-02 Press Release: University of Saskatchewan is taken to Court, Refuses to disclose Right to Know symposium proceedings The significance of the court case becomes clearer, through connected postings below. The titles of the links abbreviate the story, while providing details, if you want them. The story is simple: Philanthropy is noble. […]