Tag: Arctic sea ice

Sea ice in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Greenland.

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
September 23, 2026

Categorized
Environment, Human exceptionalism, Law

Tagged
Arctic Institute, Arctic sea ice, Nature as legal person, Rights of Nature movement}

There’s a Push Now to Grant ‘Rights’ to Arctic Sea Ice

_{Some environmentalists see the ice as “more than human” and as something that can “behave” and “surprise” like an animal} _{Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2026

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Environment, Human exceptionalism, Law}

“More than human” implies being possessed of greater fundamental value, than humans, which illustrates the hatred of humans that is the foundation of the nature rights movement.