At the time, pesticides like DDT were seen as offering a glimpse of a better future, one where humans could control nature. DDT in particular promised to combat insects that carried diseases or ...
That was well understood by evolutionists early on, but it took a marine biologist and talented writer, Rachel Carson, to bring the pesticide problem to public attention and, incidentally, to launch ...
The reception of Silent Spring: an introduction / Craig Waddell -- Chemical fallout: Silent Spring, radioactive fallout, and the environmental movement / Ralph H. Lutts -- An inventional archaeology ...
No one could blame Rachel Carson for feeling beleaguered. In the fall of 1962 her book, "Silent Spring," unleashed both widespread praise and bitter, sometimes savage criticism. Former Secretary of ...
What: “The Power of One Voice” film is part of the Sustainable Community Film Series When/Where: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Loaded Joe’s, Avon and again at 6:30 p.m. May 16th at Dusty Boot, Eagle Some know ...
After following up a lead from a birdwatcher, Rachel Carson drew a web of connections that led to one of the most influential books of the 20th century. Silent Spring (1962) investigated the synthetic ...
YORK, Maine — The York Art Association welcomes spring with its opening exhibit, “Silent Spring,” a show inspired by the season and honoring the legacy of environmentalist and author Rachel Carson.
Just over 60 years ago, scientist and conservationist Rachel Carson warned that modern societies were contaminating the ...
Rekindle Your Sense of Wonder, Celebrate 50 Years of Action for The Environment on May 2 and 3. The Willi Unsoeld Seminar and Rachel Carson Forum Present A Sense of Wonder: A Play Based on the Life ...