New York Times (August 29)
“If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country?” No idle riddle, the Marshall Islands is consulting experts on this and other tricky questions. What nationality will their people have once the islands are under water? Who will retain the mineral and fishing rights? Will the islanders still be in the U.N.? The predicament points to the urgent need for a comprehensive energy and climate bill in the U.S.
“If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country?” No idle riddle, the Marshall Islands is consulting experts on this and other tricky questions. What nationality will their people have once the islands are under water? Who will retain the mineral and fishing rights? Will the islanders still be in the U.N.? The predicament points to the urgent need for a comprehensive energy and climate bill in the U.S.
Tags: Global warming, Marshall Islands, U.N.
