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British Campaigner Urges U.N. To Accept ‘Ecocide’ As International Crime A campaign to declare the mass destruction of ecosystems an international crime against peace – alongside genocide and crimes against humanity – is being launched in the U.K. Read more on Free Internet Press

Democratic convention is held The local chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party says the party is energized following its state convention last weekend in Fargo and is ready to begin the long trek to the November election. Read more on Williston Herald

Proposed streamlined factory farm permits ‘unlikely’ to be approved by DNR Todd Ambs, head of the DNR’s Division of Water, said the permits would have to be accompanied by a substantial increase in permit fees that would allow the agency to beef up inspection and enforcement on the large operations. Read more on Wisconsin State Journal

Most bets skip ‘poor’ summit INSTEAD of being heard, members of fishers, farmers and other “marginalized” groups in Cebu were ignored yesterday afternoon by most local candidates running in the May 10 elections. read more Read more on Sun Star