The Silent Scream of the Asparagus 2
mernil links to an unsubtle piece in The Weekly Standard, excerpting: "You just knew it was coming: At the request of the Swiss government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the 'dignity' of plants and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong. This is no hoax. The concept of what could be called 'plant rights' is being seriously debated."
It's not about the plants (Score:1)
I agree about their conclusion. Destroying the environment for no apparent reason is a bad thing but I prefer to use more down to earth reasons to explain myself.
Not only does it destroy local ecosystems if it is done too many times but it also withdraws us from the beauty of nature. I'm probably not objective here since I love to hike in forests and mountains but each time I see someone in a city polluting casually by dropping garbage, or not caring about their local park, I can't help but get bitter.
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Another story born of lobbyist action (Score:1)