Law change needed to cover climate exiles

Reuters by Olesya Dmitracova | Oct. 15, 2009 (Special Report)

International law is unfit to deal with the millions of people expected to flee their home countries to escape droughts and floods intensified by climate change, a group of lawyers said on Thursday. Full Story »

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Subjects: Living, U.S., World, Sci/Tech, Politics
Topics: Immigration, Climate Change, Law
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 16, 2009 - 1:49 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 16, 2009 - 1:51 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 16, 2009

The article addresses an issue for which most people seem to have their eyes closed.

Face lifeboat ethics on a massive scale, or face mass immigration, or (egad) work to reverse climate change.

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