Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Sunday April 23, 2006
With Earth Day (yesterday) still fresh in our minds, it may be a good time to reflect on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, a book that "sparked the movement that started Earth Day," writes Jone Johnson Lewis. To learn more about the author of Silent Spring, please consult this biography on Rachel Carson from About's Guide to Women's History.
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Rachel Carson’s book led to the death of millions due to the premature ban on DDT, which allowed disease carrying mosquitos to thrive in Central America, South America and Africa. Don’t buy all the environmentalism stuff. Bugs live, people die!
>”Don’t buy all the environmentalism stuff.”
In fact, I do not buy all of it. You’ll notice that the article of mine that refers to Silent Spring is titled, “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, From Another Perspective.” The link to the bio is meant only to provide some background on Carson’s life, which is nice to have — regardless of one’s opinion of her work.
I really must applaud you for raising this point, because ideas on this subject must be debated, rather than blindly accepted. I’d love to see others respond so that we could get a lively debate going here!