Tag: Iceland

View of Snæfellsjökull, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 31, 2024

Categorized
Nature and Conservation

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, China, Chinese Communist Party, Climate Change, Cody Skahan, Columbia University Climate School, copper mining, Ecuador, GlacierHub, glaciers, global warming, Iceland, Mark Carey, mining, nature rights, nature rights activism, nature rights movement, Panama, pollution, rights of nature, river rights, Snæfellsjökull, Snaefellsjokull, University of Oregon, Valckx, Wesley J. Smith}

Icelanders Nominated a Glacier for President to Push “Nature Rights” Movement

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July 31, 2024

Nature and Conservation}

Here is a story on "nature rights" activism that, on first impression, leaves one bemused. But I think it has important implications. Activists tried to qualify a glacier for the Iceland presidential ballot. Read More ›

Happy child with down syndrome enjoying swing on playground

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 28, 2024

Categorized
Abortion, Bioethics

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, abortion, bioethics, Down Syndrome, Iceland, national review, neanderthals, Peter Singer, prenatal testing, Wesley J. Smith}

Neanderthals Cared for Down Syndrome Children. Too Often, We Abort Them

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June 28, 2024

Abortion, Bioethics}

Scientists have discovered the remains of a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome. Today, it may now be that more babies with Down syndrome are killed in the womb than are born. Read More ›