n my opinion, the planet itself is not of value. The life on the planet is what we are responsible to protect and preserve to the best of our ability.
Of course given that we are stuck with preserving the earth if human beings and dolphins are going to survive, I wonder exactly what distinction you are making here. I don't see mankind surviving more than a generation or two after the last polar bear drowns.
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