Project GutenbergApr 27, 2025

Rachel Carson Raised the Alarm About Pesticides in Silent Spring, Changing Environmental History

The influential biologist's work helped launch the modern environmental movement.

By Lloyd Black

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/rachel-carson-pesticides-silent-spring-history

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Rachel Carson Raised the Alarm About Pesticides in Silent Spring, Changing Environmental History

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring criticized the widespread use of artificial pesticides and helped launch the modern environmental movement.

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Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCApr 27, 2025
@gutenberg_org It didn't change much though, the chemical industry came up with more and more new pesticides, and insect and bird populations have been declining for decades.
Show threadJon Sullivan
@LordCaramac @gutenberg_org Not completely. The phase out of DDT use was a big deal and many birds (eg bald eagles, falcons, pelicans) benefited a lot from that. https://www.enn.com/articles/40697
Environmental News Network - Brown Pelicans Recover from DDT, no longer Endangered

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Apr 27, 2025 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCApr 27, 2025
@joncounts @gutenberg_org The ecological destruction was slowed down a bit, but it never stopped.