Tag: human benefit

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 18, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Life Sciences
Tagged
, agriculture, beef, California, corn, environmentalists, Europe, food, global warming, human benefit, New York Times, pesticides, pollution, Sri Lanka, United States}

Learning to Love Industrial Farming

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 18, 2024

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Life Sciences

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"Old MacDonald-style farms where soil is nurtured with love and animals have names rather than numbers may sound environmentally friendly." Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 19, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, bees, bugs, butterfly, disease, fly, human benefit, humans, insects, Jonathan Birch, Lars Chittka, larvae, rivers, Texas State University, Wired}

Pushing Insect Welfare

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 19, 2023

Bioethics, Life Sciences

4}

Of course, we know that insects are not inanimate. A fly senses when you try to swat it. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 24, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, anti-humanism, conservation, Earth Day, ecosystem, environmentalism, human benefit, Lake Erie, litigation, nature rights, pollution, regulation, Science (journal)}

Push to Replace Earth Day with “Nature Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 24, 2020

Bioethics

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The activists are right about one thing. Rights of nature would be far more effective in impeding development and extracting wealth from the land than the current system. Read More ›