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nature rights

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Blue sky and clouds over Henderson Creek, which runs through Rookery Bay in Marco Island
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Florida Creeks — Yes, the Bodies of Water — Sue to Enforce ‘Nature Rights’

The “nature rights” movement is stunningly anti-human. It not only removes the concept of “rights” from the strictly human realm — us, our juridical entities and associations, etc. — but was created to thwart human enterprise. Read More ›
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Free range farm young chicken broiler
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How Much More Should We Pay for Costco’s Chickens?

New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote one of his periodic columns decrying industrial methods of animal husbandry. This time, he focused on chickens and the raising methods that permit Costco to sell a whole rotisserie chicken for only $4.99. Read More ›
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Ecological disaster of fires in the Amazon, South America
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World Medical Association Wants Worldwide ‘Climate Emergency’ Declared

I have written here often about how the scientific and medical sectors are destroying their credibility by growing increasingly ideological. Here’s another example. The World Medical Association has come down with a nasty case of global-warming hysteria. Read More ›
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Aerial view of river in tropical green forest with mountains in background
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Missouri Bill to Ban ‘Rights of Nature’

Good. A bill has been filed in Missouri to ban granting legal rights or court standing to any non-human aspect of nature. Read More ›
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Aerial view of river in tropical green forest with mountains in background
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Florida County Passes ‘Rights of Nature’ Charter Amendment

I have been warning for years against the “nature rights” movement — only to be met mostly by eye-rolls and complacent chuckles of, “What will they think of next?” Read More ›
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Handcuffed doctor. Medical crime concept, closeup

Ideology in Science is Destroying Trust

Science should never be tainted by ideology. After all, science isn’t supposed to be about political beliefs but is a powerful method for learning about and understanding the physical universe. Read More ›
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The dead fish
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Pope Supports Classifying ‘Ecocide’ as an International Crime

The ecocide movement seeks to make environmental despoliation an international crime that can land the perpetrator — usually depicted as a corporate CEO, but also government leaders — into the dock at The Hague. Read More ›