Suppose environmentalists want to prevent the disappearance of glaciers in Glacier National Park, which are melting away at an alarming rate. One report claims that slowing global warming can help prevent the melting, which would be accomplished by creating better fuel efficiency for cars and stronger energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances. Laws passed to implement these higher standards would necessarily reflect a belief that glaciers have moral status.

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The laws would reflect a belief in the importance of environmental conservation and the mitigation of climate change, not necessarily that glaciers have moral status. The focus is on reducing human impact on the environment rather than attributing moral rights to glaciers.

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