Tag: rivers
Ecuador’s Highest Court Grants Rights to Wild Animals
Nature rights apply to individual animals. And, one would assume, to be consistent, to individual plants, insects, water, and (what the hell) germs too.
Seattle Power Company Sued for Violating the Rights of Fish
When we give up human exceptionalism, we go a bit mad and soon are eating our own tails.
Glaciers Enhance the Biosphere — By Design
Glacial meltwater performs unexpected and surprising roles that benefit life on earth.
Why Do We Not Spontaneously Combust?
James Lovelock has pointed out that atmospheric levels of oxygen much above about 25 percent, let alone 30 percent, would cause raging conflagrations today.
Wonder of Water: Michael Denton at Bridalveil Fall
Thanks to a unique cluster of properties, water is able to fulfill many roles essential to our living planet.