Tag: environmentalism
Defending Human Exceptionalism in Munich
This matters tremendously because human exceptionalism is the necessary predicate to universal human rights.
“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific
Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture.
This Mountain Is Now a “Person” with “Rights” and Even “Responsibilities”
And what responsibilities can the mountain possibly assume? Can it be sued for an avalanche? Ridiculous!
In Unexpected Attack, Activists Deface Charles Darwin’s Tomb
Activists with Just Stop Oil seem to be attempting to enlist Darwin’s modern-day followers in their environment cause.
To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”
Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself.