CarveHerNameSep 27, 2023

“Our heedless and destructive acts enter the vast cycles of the earth and in time return to bring hazard to ourselves." #OnThisDay, 27 Sept 1962, Rachel Carson's influential book 'Silent Spring' is published, documenting the environmental impact of pesticides.

https://carvehername.org.uk/sixty-years-of-silent-spring/

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@CarveHerName my mum explained the fuss to me when I was 7, it just seemed right then. Now, approaching my eighth decade, it seems Carson's insight was simply correct, and it's appalling that nothing much has been done about it since then. Some still seem to think she was making a fuss about nothing. Rosebank anyone?
Sep 27, 2023 at 8:19amWeb