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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 26 Sep 2017

    Does a river — or a plant, or a forest — have rights?http://nyti.ms/2yqh2gi 

    6:15 AM - 26 Sep 2017
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      1. Nope.‏ @hellocelestine 26 Sep 2017
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        Easy. If corporation’s can have rights then so can a forest.

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      1. chikogeorge‏ @chikogeorge1 26 Sep 2017
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        These things have the right to exist.Humans are their guardians.

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      1. lorac789‏ @lorac789 26 Sep 2017
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        The mighty #ColoradoRiver needs help now. Stop abusing our #waterways!

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      1. Marty McKowen  🇦🇺‏ @MartinMckowen 26 Sep 2017
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        In Ecuador, New Zealand, and India natural entities have the same rights as people.

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      1. Jane Baldinger‏ @Janedrummer 26 Sep 2017
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        The RIGHT not to be exploited & Destroyed by human greed?

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      1. Clown Shoe Studio‏ @clownshoestudio 26 Sep 2017
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        Corporations do, rivers should also!

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      1. The Fake FAKE NEWS‏ @GiovanniFrank 26 Sep 2017
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        Anything can be a person which is why they treat companies like persons!! I say the Colorado river is a person!

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      2. tyonce 🍹‏ @junnowut 26 Sep 2017
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        Mother nature should be first in line. Save mother earth!

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      1. soman kunnath‏ @somankunnath 26 Sep 2017
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        Indian judiciary endorsed the right of the holy river Ganga as a living entity.

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      1. Henry Kuria‏ @HenryKuriaZion 26 Sep 2017
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        If it can be legally possible then its high time forests, rivers and oceans speak for themselves

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      1. Carter Lacy‏ @Carterlacy 26 Sep 2017
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        Wait, isn't that exactly what the EPA is for?

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      1. Alex Cannon‏ @blatheringalex 26 Sep 2017
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        Who will protect them if we don't?

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      1. i self identify as “Beto” RED CHECKMARK!‏ @jaminbyjames 26 Sep 2017
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        NYT: The place where logic dies after being beat to death by emotionalism and leftists.

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      1. trey gibson‏ @treygibson76 26 Sep 2017
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        No, but humans have a right to live on a green clean planet.

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      1. Philestena McLeod‏ @philestena24 26 Sep 2017
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        YES, they do and their rights surpass human rights

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      1. Major Minor‏ @moggaholic 26 Sep 2017
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        Oh god probably another mad vegan.

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      1. Kara Fleur‏ @karasea737 26 Sep 2017
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        Environmentally speaking, there is an overpopulation of lawyers in the world.

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      1. IamSauerKraut‏ @IndictmentHappy 26 Sep 2017
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        Along shale gas pipelines, I cannot see the forest for lack of trees.

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      1. Deaf Geoff‏ @GeoffDeaf 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MattZagar @nytimes

        Probably not "a person" per se, but maybe a "legal entity."

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