How Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ Awakened the World to Environmental Peril
Carson's 1962 bestseller first warned the public about the devastating effects of chemical pesticides—and started a revolution
By: Cate Lineberry
April 22, 2022
"Carson had resisted writing the book for years because of these anticipated attacks from the chemical companies as well as public officials who had accepted their false claims. 'It was a David versus Goliath sort of saga,' says Lear. 'She was uncovering industrial misdeeds and, in the course of that, bringing down powerful men who had been entrusted by the public and shown to be unworthy of that trust.'"
Aside from the glaring issue of demonizing victims of air pollution as causing air pollution to treat their symptoms, this triggers me regarding another serious issue I have with the #EnvironmentalMovement#CarbonFootprint calculators, and the demonizing of #Meat consumption. So please forgive the following #ClimateChange#Rant...