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16 de may. de 2024 · Silent Spring, nonfiction book written by Rachel Carson that became one of the most-influential books in the modern environmental movement. Published in 1962, Silent Spring was widely read by the general public and became a New York Times best seller.
- Rachel Carson
Her book, Silent Spring (1962), became one of the most...
- Rachel Carson
13 de may. de 2024 · 'Silent Spring' sparked a movement that saved some of our most iconic wildlife species from extinction. Author Rachel Carson’s book about the threat posed by the pesticide DDT ultimately led to the creation of the EPA and other environmental milestones. By Ben Jealous. May 13, 2024, 3:24pm PDT.
Hace 2 días · It slowly causes deadly damage after entering a target's body. “If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones -- we had better know something about their nature and their power.”. Synthetic pesticides like DDT led to unintended and deadly consequences on ...
31 de may. de 2024 · The American conversation about protecting the environment began in the 1960s. Rachel Carson had published her attack on the indiscriminate use of pesticides, Silent Spring, in 1962. Concern about air and water pollution had spread in the wake of disasters.
27 de may. de 2024 · Then, so alarmed about the chemical industry’s poisons, she wrote Silent Spring, first published in 1962, which helped inspire our modern era of environmental awareness and action. One person, one book: Together they made the world safer for its wildlife and wild places — and for us. But what if Silent Spring were published
31 de may. de 2024 · Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is widely credited as the catalyst for the modern environmental movement. The 1962 book, which alleged that humans willfully ignored the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, became a New York Times bestseller and captured the American public's attention.
