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Does A River Have Rights?

Yes. The answer is yes.

Corporations Have Rights. Why Shouldn't Rivers?

A river has the following rights:

• The right to a poison-free existence.
• The right to flow to the sea via the most expedient route according to its own course and gravity.
• The right to sustain a healthy ecosystem.
• The right to evaporate unimpeded, depending on temperature.

I’m sure there are many, many more.

Forests also have rights, as do mountains, animals, grottoes, groves, and all other entities participating in the vast network field of life. That we even need to have this discussion illustrates a pathological disconnect between human culture and the way everything else works on this planet.

If you can’t understand why, you may be part of the problem.