Background on Rachel Carson -- The life of Rachel Carson -- Rachel Carson was a hero -- The environment in Silent Spring -- Silent Spring advocates a balanced view of nature -- Silent Spring calls for a new way of thinking about the environment -- Silent Spring's success stems from its mix of science and storytelling -- Silent Spring is a subversive book -- Carson used war metaphors to make her point about pesticides -- Attacks on Silent Spring were gender based -- Silent Spring does not begin or end the battle over pesticide policy -- Silent Spring challenges our commitment to environmental safety -- Silent spring exaggerated the case against pesticides -- Silent Spring's critics distort Carson's case -- Carson won a battle but lost the war over environmental policy -- Contemporary perspectives on the environment -- Modern capitalism causes needless waste of natural resources -- Pesticides are still poisoning the planet -- Environmentalists devalue human life -- The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill provides lessons about preventing future disasters -- Environmentalists are the enemy of progress and happiness -- DDT should be a last resort in fighting malaria -- National security and environmentalism must work collaboratively.
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"Background on Rachel Carson; The Environment in Silent Spring; Contemporary Perspectives on the Environment"--Provided by publisher.
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