Environmental activists gathered last month in Washington DC to celebrate the legacy of the late author Rachel Carson, who gained fame for her book, ‘Silent Spring.’ … They’d have done better to pick up trash at a local park. The book is still revered by many (especially by those who haven’t actually read it), but its legacy is anything but positive. … As detailed by Roger Meiners and Andy Morriss in their scholarly yet very readable analysis, ‘Silent Spring at 50: Reflections on an Environmental Classic,’ Carson exploited her reputation as a well-known nature writer to advocate and legitimatize’positions linked to a darker tradition in American environmental thinking.'” Read more.
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