| abortion, 265, 266, 280 |
| absorption qualities, land. See water
absorption |
| academic study of cases. See case study
method |
| accidents | chemical, 52, 66n1 | | nuclear, 113 |
|
| Adam and Eve creation story, 23, 145,
147, 154–55, 156, 200, 209, 292 |
| ahimsa, 262, 266, 280 |
| aid, environmental improvement | support. See subsidies, environmental improvements |
|
| air pollution, 39, 211, 214, 216,
218–19, 220–21, 290 |
| AKP, Turkey, 123, 126, 127 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico, 192 |
| allergies, food, 233–34 |
| alternative energy. See renewable energy |
| altruism, 5 |
| AME (African Methodist Episcopal)
Church, 142, 157 |
| ampicillin, 231, 232 |
| anarchy, 17 |
| ancestors, influence | African Americans, 107, 153 | | Malagasy culture, 71, 73–74, 76,
78–79 | | Native American culture, 35, 43 |
|
| ancient trees | scenario commentary, 154–58 | | scenario discussion, 143–44, 146,
147–48 | | animal diseases, 255, 264, 273, 275,
278, 282n1 |
|
| animalistic natures, human
in hunting, 248, 255–56 | language considerations, 277, 294 |
|
| Animal Liberation (Singer), 9 |
| Animals | cloning, 264, 265 | | food chain illustrations, 228, 244–45,
250, 255 | | hunting commentary, 250–57 | | hunting scenario, 242–50 | | medical experimentation, 9, 275 | | moral standing/value and rights, 4,
9–10, 43, 133, 249, 250, 254–55,
275, 277 | | Native American values, 35, 42–43,
149, 267, 279 | | pesticides' effects, 56, 59, 62 | | protection plans, 185, 275–76, 290 | | See also endangerment and extinction,
species; factory farms; | | xenotransplants |
|
| animal-to-human transplants. See
xenotransplants |
| anthropocentric (classical) ethics, 3,
4–7, 16, 36 |
| extended, 7–11 |
| language biases, 291–92, 295 |
| limitations/problems, 287 |
