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[https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/blog/2024/05/legacy-rachel-carson by SIERRA CLUB 30/5/24] | [https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/blog/2024/05/legacy-rachel-carson by SIERRA CLUB 30/5/24] | ||
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist. She is best known for her pioneering work in environmental science and her influential book "Silent Spring," published in 1962. Her book sold more than two million copies in just two years, inspiring one of the most powerful conservation movements in our history. She shined a glaring light on the need for conservation in a time when environmental consequences were largely misunderstood - or worse - ignored. She argued that humanity is not separate from the natural world, and should be an active participant in protecting it. | Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist. She is best known for her pioneering work in environmental science and her influential book "Silent Spring," published in 1962. Her book sold more than two million copies in just two years, inspiring one of the most powerful conservation movements in our history. She shined a glaring light on the need for conservation in a time when environmental consequences were largely misunderstood - or worse - ignored. She argued that humanity is not separate from the natural world, and should be an active participant in protecting it. | ||
=====For an Antidote to Climate Despair, Look to the Impact of Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring"===== | |||
[https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/antidote-climate-despair-look-impact-rachel-carson-s-silent-spring by Ben Jealous 18/5/24 Sierra] | |||
Did you hear the birds singing outside this morning? A lot of us take that common sound of nature for granted. Most people these days do not realize how close we came to living in a much quieter world, to the widespread destruction of entire ecosystems and some of our most iconic species. | |||
