Now It’s “Whale Rights”

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As often is the case in nature rights activism, “indigenous wisdom” is invoked as somehow superior to modern conservation. Source
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Pond Scum Is Our Equal: That’s Nature Rights for You

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Now, a “tribunal” will be held in New York to promote the rights of nature and undermine public support for fossil fuels. Source
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Utah Versus Nature Rights

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Utah is the fourth state — the others are Ohio, Florida, and Idaho — restricting rights to the human realm where they belong. Source
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Company Names “Nature” to Board of Directors

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Look what a frivolous culture we are becoming, with the private sector increasingly fueling our intellectual and moral decline. Source
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To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”

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Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself. Source
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Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes

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The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings. Source
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