Who needs tariffs when you have expensive oil? Jun 6, 2008
How in the world does one connect Rachel Carson and DDT to the public health dangers of cigarettes. Ask Philip Morris. (Salon)
Big Tobacco and the war on science Jun 3, 2008
Two weeks ago, that detailed The back story, as argued by John Quiggin and Tim Lambert, was that the same Big Tobacco-funded activists who tried to undermine a public health rationale for restricting cigarette smoking were also responsible for propagating the notion that "Silent Spring" author Rachel Carson was responsible for millions of deaths in malaria-plagued nations because of her role in demonizing the insecticide DDT.. Ramesh Ponnuru, brought to my attention today the news that another... (Salon)
North Star High School presents awards May 30, 2008
Rachel Carson Book Award Kate Williams. Venture Club of Somerset County Award for Community Service Chelsea Roberts. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Fetal Exposure To PCBs Impacts Reproductive Markers Of Children And Grandchildren Of Exposed Animals May 28, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 27, 2008) Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. See also. (Science Daily)
Meet Rachel Carson May 24, 2008
Bibula s project focused on Rachel Carson. (BCR photo/Terri Simon). (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
June 2008 highlights May 24, 2008
Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. In an article on p. 1091 of this issue, Steinberg and colleagues provide evidence that adverse reproductive effects of toxicants may extend not only to the children of exposed individuals, but also to the next generation. (EurekAlert!)
Rachel Carson home hosts a green feast May 22, 2008
From noon to 5 p.m. the Rachel Carson Homestead, Springdale, is holding a Sustainable Feast and Block Party to celebrate the 101st anniversary of writer and scientist Rachel Carson's birthday. Rachel Carson (born May 27, 1907) grew up in the home, which "was really the place where she developed her love of nature," said Fiona Fisher, director of the homestead, which is on the National Register of Historic Places ... Admission is $5 (free for children under 6) for the Sustainable Feast, which... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Let's go to camp May 22, 2008
Eco-hero Rachel Carson once said, If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. In this summer camp, those words will be taken to heart as parent and preschooler will be introduced to the wonders of nature. (Georgetown Record, MA)
The United Auto Workers vs. California May 21, 2008
The myth that Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," was responsible for the deaths of millions of people in Africa because her denunciations of DDT led to a "ban" on the use of the insecticide in developing countries has never held up under close scrutiny ... With the aid of Milloy's advocacy, Edwards's attacks on Rachel Carson moved from the political fringes to become part of the orthodoxy of mainstream US Republicanism. (Salon)
Great outdoors week May 18, 2008
The Homestead commemorates the early life of scientist and author Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book "Silent Spring" elevated awareness of environmental dangers from agricultural pesticides ... It's a celebration of a locally based food ecosystem and more, according to Timothy Sweet, Rachel Carson Homestead manager of administration ... "We're holding this as close to Rachel Carson's birthday [May 27] as possible," Sweet said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Connecting the dots between Big Tobacco and DDT May 16, 2008
The myth that Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," was responsible for the deaths of millions of people in Africa because her denunciations of DDT led to a "ban" on the use of the insecticide in developing countries has never held up under close scrutiny ... With the aid of Milloy's advocacy, Edwards's attacks on Rachel Carson moved from the political fringes to become part of the orthodoxy of mainstream US Republicanism ... Who is responsible for the campaign against Rachel Carson. (Salon)
First, do no harm May 9, 2008
Rachel Carson didn't use the phrase, but in the 1960s she promoted the principle in "Silent Spring" when she sounded the alarm about DDT and myriad other chemicals loose in nature. Thanks to her we still have peregrine falcons and bald eagles and countless other species that were taken perilously close to the edge of extinction by chemical poisons distributed in massive quantities before anyone studied their effects on the environment. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Why the Next President Needs a Powerful Science Advisor May 7, 2008
Eisenhower consulted frequently with Killian and other scientists, and in the Kennedy years Jerome Wiesner, another M.I.T. president, helped to coordinate the government s response to the publication of Rachel Carson s Silent Spring, a book that spurred a national grassroots environmental movement by pointing out the dangers of pesticides. Just as often the adviser s position has tilted toward irrelevance. (Scientific American)
Will Obama promote American values? (23) May 4, 2008
It could kill as many people as Rachel Carson. " Cogito wrote on Apr 30, 2008 12:56 PM:" Leonard, in 2100 minimum wage will probably be 10,000 dollars an hour. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
An Environmental Failure: Restrictions on DDT Apr 23, 2008
In 1962, Rachel Carson (whom Al Gore counts among his inspirations), wrote a book titled Silent Spring, which blamed DDT for killing birds and causing human diseases ... In 1962, Rachel Carson (whom Al Gore counts among his inspirations), wrote a book titled Silent Spring, which blamed DDT for killing birds and causing human diseases. (Townhall.com)
Ed Begley acts on his eco-beliefs Apr 21, 2008
She was named for, though isn't related to, Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring, a book about pesticides that's credited with helping launch the environmental movement. Begley had two grown children by his first wife when they met. (USA Today -- Tech)
Opinions Inescapable Apr 20, 2008
Rachel Carson and Muhammad Ali also get fairly sympathetic treatments. DeGroot occasionally does recognize progressive victories. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
ENVIROMENTAL Apr 20, 2008
Thanks to the efforts of Green patron saint Rachel Carson, environmentalists have succeeded in curbing the use of DDT, which, Murray writes, is "highly effective in controlling malaria and thereby lifting millions out of poverty." While it's unclear if banning the pesticide has had much in the way of environmental benefits, it has been unquestionably harmful to humankind. Unchecked malaria has killed tens of millions of people, particularly in Africa, and continues to cost people their lives... (New York Post -- Opinions)
Test your green IQ! Apr 19, 2008
Which book, by Rachel Carson, helped influence the creation of the first Earth Day. "Ecotopia". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Author calls for increased emphasis on Allegheny writers Apr 18, 2008
He touted Jennifer Haigh of Barnesboro, Pittsburgh native David McCullough, Rachel Carson of Springdale, Annie Dillard of Pittsburgh, David Bradley of Bedford and many others as being worthy of canonization. He also said that local universities could do more to encourage lieterature. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Letters for Monday, April 14, 2008 Apr 15, 2008
Biologist Rachel Carson agrees and finds it inconceivable that an animal reproduced under fake and harmful conditions could be truly be healthy enough for us to eat. An animal deprived of sun and air is not an animal but a manufactured product. (Missoulian, MT)
Fifth Avenue Place Opens Recycle Store for Earth Day to Urge Consumers to Rethink, Refocus, Resolve Apr 9, 2008
Fifth Avenue Place hosts environmental events and partners with the Rachel Carson Homestead through $25,000 Retail Marketing Innovation grant PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The first retail innovation of its kind in Pittsburgh, Fifth Avenue Place will open a temporary environmental store, named reSOLUTION, for the week of Earth Day, starting Tuesday, April 22 ... Visitors will receive a free tree seedling with a $5 donation to the Rachel Carson Homestead or a $5 lunch purchase in the... (PR Newswire)
Mother Knew Best Apr 8, 2008
Famous children include Rachel Carson, W.C. Fields, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Meryl Streep, Shirley Temple Black. Responsibility. (Suite101.com)
Can we take the bus, please? Apr 5, 2008
The choices include a number of movies available: Six Degrees Could Change the World by National Geographic, describing the changes in climate as the average temperature climbs 1 degree at a time to a high of 6 degrees; a Public Television documentary from the series American Experience - Rachel Carson s Silent Spring ; or the movie Trash that tells the story of our how our trash is handled and where it goes. Free popcorn will be provided for Movie Night on April 11. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Agriculture Progress Apr 1, 2008
Shier alluded to the fact that much of the fear of chemical products in the United States stems back to Rachel Carson and her book "Silent Spring.". "We learned many things from her book of 40 years ago but we also need to remember that we don't need to be hysterical because that's just acting out of emotion. Instead of that we need to have a conscious reaction to things," he said. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
At Our Best: March 31 Mar 31, 2008
She is co-editor of a forthcoming collection of articles about Rachel Carson s legacy and challenge and the co-editor of How It Is: A Native American Philosophy, the collected papers of the late Viola Cordova. Long interested in innovative teaching, Moore has been selected as a master teacher in the College of Liberal Arts and has received the highest teaching honor bestowed by alumni, the OSU Alumni Distinguished Professor Award. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Second spring gobbler deadline approaches Mar 23, 2008
The workshop is being hosted by the Game Commission, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and ZOOAMERICA at the DEP headquarters in the Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg. The workshop will address the natural history, reintroduction and the current status of peregrine falcons in Pennsylvania, and include activities that can be used to help address state education standards. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Rooms inspired by famous Pittsburghers Mar 8, 2008
In addition to Warhol, the designers ended up honoring past Mayor David L. Lawrence, environmentalist Rachel Carson, "Coke King" Henry Clay Frick's son Childs Frick, Pittsburgh Steelers' founder Art Rooney Sr., and actor David Conrad of "Ghost Whisperer" fame. (OK. So the up-and-coming Mr. Conrad is still very much alive; just consider him the fun twist on the twist, says Mr. DeSantis. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
McCabe, Moore open Readers Series Feb 15, 2008
She is co-editor of a forthcoming collection of articles about Rachel Carson s legacy and is the co-editor of How It Is: A Native American Philosophy, the collected papers of the late Viola Cordova. McCabe, a concert pianist and professor of music, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia and has been heard on NPR s Performance Today, the CBC and PBS television. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Area ranks 14th in nation in 2008 asthma capitals list Feb 8, 2008
A public hearing on the regulations will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg, McKenna said. She urges people to attend. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Letters for Sunday, February 3, 2008 Feb 3, 2008
The environmental classic Silent Spring on herbicidal spraying by Rachel Carson is worth reading by every Kauaian age 14 and up. What a wonderful writer Rachel Carson was: a scientist, and also a conservationist who cared so deeply about the protection of the natural world. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Children's Theatre fans ask council, 'Why?!' Jan 31, 2008
Or, you have been seduced by the mindless commercialization of sports like football and baseball (both of which II have played at fairly high amateur levels) into some kind of sideshow, featuring the "best looking, hardest hitting, fastest-car-driving, most-sex-appeal, players? The ability of a student to participate in a play, or some other art form is something that we should not do away with lightly. Here's a speech, given at this year's commencement, at Stanford. Anyone who thinks the arts... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Kids' Letters: If you could eat lunch with anyone ...? Jan 31, 2008
If I could meet someone from the past it would be Rachel Carson. It would be her because I want to know why she loved nature. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Milner Students Will Be Exposed To 'Core Knowledge' Jan 22, 2008
Summaries of the life stories of scientists such as Nicholas Copernicus, Charles Drew and Rachel Carson and their contributions to science. Copernicus formulated the theory that the earth revolves around the sun; Drew's work made blood transfusions possible; and Carson explained in her book "Silent Spring" that chemicals commonly used in agriculture, such as DDT, were killing wildlife and were not safe for people. (FOX61, CT)
Proposal would limit diesel engine idling to 5 minutes per hour Jan 22, 2008
Written comments can be submitted by March 17, to the EQB, Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-8477, or via express mail to the Rachel Carson Office Building, 16th Floor, 400 Market St., Harrisburg, PA, 17101-2301. Comments also can be submitted electronically by completing and submitting the online form at. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cornwall Forum Topic: Wireless World Fears Jan 18, 2008
" A 1998 study showed that milk cows produced less milk near towers and another study showed that amphibians are disappearing, probably as a result of exposure. "Spring may be more silent than you think someday," he said, referring to the ground-breaking book, "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson, which brought about the ban on DDT. ?Litchfield County Times 2008 Interested in a career with Journal Register Company? .Copyright ? 1995 - 2008 All Rights Reserved.. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Levin: Ancestors and descendents Jan 16, 2008
In 1962, thanks to Rachel Carson, we started addressing the serious health and environmental implications of chemical contaminants in our environment. It took two more decades before a few visionary thinkers began to consider the possibility that, as a result of industrialization and the destruction of the world s rainforests, we humans were not merely dumping poisons into the air, water and soil, we were actually destabilizing the world s climate by dumping so much carbon dioxide into the... (Newton Tab, MA)
Council looks to fill Fish/Boat Commission vacancy Jan 13, 2008
Applicants need to send a resume and detailed cover letter to Robb Miller, 7th Floor Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 8767, Harrisburg, PA 17106. All applicants must be received by Feb. 29. (Scranton Times, PA)
Public can comment on idling bill Jan 12, 2008
The hearings will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Lehigh County Government Center, 17 S. Seventh St., Allentown; at 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Rachel Carson state office building, room 105, 400 Market St., Harrisburg; and at 1 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Department of Environmental Protection s southwest regional office, Waterfront A and B Conference room, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh ... Written comments, suggestions or objections can be sent, beginning Jan. 12, to the Environmental Quality Board, P.O.... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
What would Michael Pollan eat? Jan 9, 2008
He goes on: Rachel Carson, whose book, "The Silent Spring," launched the modern environmental movement, "didn't write the Clean Air Act. She started a conversation and then politicians take over. And that's how it's supposed to work. The question here (on farm policy reform) is: Where are the politicians?". Though Congress defeated any substantial farm policy reform late last year, Pollan thinks the real food movement is making gains and the farm bill debate showed that "we have the politicians'... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: History of SDS takes in sex, drugs and radical activism Jan 9, 2008
Rachel Carson, suffragettes, members of the Mattachine Society and many social historians would certainly dispute the assertion that, "A significant chunk of SDSers joined and in some cases actually organized the women's liberation movement, the gay and lesbian movements, the environmental movement, and so on. These causes, still far from won almost a half-century later, had been essentially invisible before the era of SDS.". The most striking feature of "Students for a Democratic Society" may... (San Francisco Chronicle)
New DEP Farm Show Exhibit Teaches Individuals How to Reduce Their 'Carbon Footprint' Jan 5, 2008
The new Main Floor exhibit replaces the retired Riverwalk Environmental Trail diorama, which is now on display in the Environmental Education Center at DEP's central Harrisburg office in the Rachel Carson State Office Building. DEP also will host an exhibit at the Farm Show's Renewable Energy section located in the Expo Hall. (PR Newswire)
Our 10 (plus) favorites Dec 26, 2007
"Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature" by Linda Lear restores the children's author/illustrator to her rightful place as an early environmentalist, a theme Lear first explored in her Rachel Carson bio. "The Nine" by Jeffrey Toobin pries open the tightly sealed doors of the U.S. Supreme Court, now refashioned in the George W. Bush mode, with a journalist's practiced eye. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
To catch a panda Dec 11, 2007
It will generate lots of long-awaited important information about panda biology, behavior and interactions with human activities, says Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Hulls major adviser, Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability and University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife. For the past dozen years, the MSU Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, led by Liu, painstakingly has gathered and crunched data on the pandas habitat, in collaboration with Professor Zhiyun Ouyang at the... (EurekAlert!)
A Really Inconvenient Truth: Divorce Is Not Green Dec 6, 2007
Liu, a University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife and Rachel Carson Chair in Ecological Sustainability at MSU's Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, has spent more than two decades integrating ecology with social sciences to understand the complex interrelationships between nature and humans and how those interactions affect the environment and biodiversity. Liu and Yu began to discuss this research project when Yu was a high school student. (Science Daily)
Malaria Making a Comeback Dec 6, 2007
" DDT has never been proved to be toxic to human beings. For years DDT had been sprayed in small amounts in homes, factories and buses of a number of countries around the world with no toxic effect on the population. This was the very method that was used in the United States during the 1940s when the spread of malaria was stopped. Environmental activists, no doubt seeing the amazing results of the use of the "miracle" insecticide, began clamoring for government regulation of DDT. The New York... (Newsmax)
The Lobby Strikes Back Dec 4, 2007
Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery has already compared the work to Uncle Tom s Cabin, Philip Weiss to Rachel Carson s Silent Spring. To build upon Tony Karon s analogy that glasnost is breaking out in the American Jewish community, and that younger Jews are questioning Israel like never before, The Gulag Archipelago didn t receive good reviews in Russia when it came out either. (The American Conservative)
3 friends on the road, urging America to jump on green bandwagon Nov 29, 2007
" On July Fourth, Dixon, Evans and Evans' wife, Julie Dingman Evans, packed up their Ford Escape Hybrid and headed west, eager to edify the ignorant. Since their departure from the home of famed environmentalist Rachel Carson, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the road trippers have spent hours educating themselves and the American public about environmental issues, traveling nearly 15,000 miles by car and filling four one-terabyte hard drives with documentary footage. The three greens began with the idea... (San Francisco Chronicle)
DISCUSS: Fort Rock Farm Should Be Preserved Nov 28, 2007
The opponents are like the progeny of a Walt Disney, Helen Caldicott, and Rachel Carson union. As for the Phillips Exeter students joining the opposition. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Endangered Species Act: It’s the law Nov 25, 2007
Rachel Carson must be rolling over in her grave. As a dedicated conserva- tionist, author of Silent Spring, and employee of the U. S. Fish ife Service, what would she think of her agency s refusal to uphold the Endangered Species Act. (Montana Standard, MT)
Adults seek to restore bond between kids and nature Nov 24, 2007
His book quotes ecologist Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring": "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, the excitement and the mystery of the world we live in.". The ideas are gaining momentum. (The Daily Reflector)
"I sent you forth my brightest world, now it's nearly gone" Nov 21, 2007
Just two years later the publication of "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson highlighted to the impact of chemicals on the natural environment. In 1967 the Torrey Canyon oil tanker went aground off the southwest coast of England, and in 1969 oil spilled from an offshore well in California's Santa Barbara Channel. (AlertNet)
There are many posts about Bush, religion, the war, illegal aliens, all with differing opinions. We can take some simple facts and leave out the hateful rhetoric. 1--Bush is the most ignorant President in our history. 2--Religion should keep out of the state. It is a private personal belief. 3--The illegal alien invasion is real. It is against the law to sneak across the border. Illegals should be deported. More... Nov 8, 2007
DD Wiz wrote on Nov 6, 2007 8:14 AM:" The posted response from "theWolf" (6:54am) criticizes those who called attention to various threats from the 1950's to the present. He includes nuclear weapons, DDT, and heterosexual AIDS. I am proud to have been a part of the resistance to nuclear weapons, which remain a very grave threat. DDT caused extraordinarily catastrophic damage to the environment and resulted in the extinction of numerous bird species, and came very close to eliminating several... (North County Times)
Anthropogenically driven Global Warming (AGW): Some pro and con comments Nov 3, 2007
Diseases will spread no, they are mostly decreasing, thanks to modern medicine, except where ignorance and poverty rule, and DDT is still proscribed because of the deception that Rachel Carson promulgated in her fable, Silent Spring (see junkscience. com, and in the side lines, DDT FAQ). (Energy Pulse, CO)
Fire and Rain Nov 3, 2007
About that time, environmentalist Rachel Carson wrote a book entitled Silent Spring which became overnight fact ... Remarkably, there is a recently built middle school in Virginia named after Rachel Carson ... Rachel Carson was dead wrong and her out of control emotions and errors have cost many lives. (Townhall.com)
Legendary Naturalist Helps Aton Forest in Norfolk Celebrate Oct 20, 2007
" Mr. Clement seems to know almost all of the important ecologists of the last century. In conversation, he mentioned the late Rachel Carson and S. Dillon Ripley and work he did with them during his career. Of his exciting professional life he said, modestly, "I knew a lot of people that were much more famous than me. I've just been around a long time. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Believe not in Cassandra, but in Al Gore Oct 19, 2007
Since Malthus, there have been many Cassandras who have warned of the heavy costs of economic development, including climate change and depletion of natural resources: William Vogt, author of Road to Survival; Fairfield Osborn, author of Our Plundered Planet; and Rachel Carson author of Silent Spring. A peace award for work on climate change is overdue. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Al Gore, provocateur Oct 18, 2007
In the 1960s, it was the naturalist Rachel Carson, whose landmark book Silent Spring is credited with launching the global environmental movement and halting the indiscriminate use of pesticides in the U.S. Then there was another Nobel Peace Prize winner, Norman Borlaug, who punctured predictions that population growth would outstrip the food supply and create a humanitarian disaster. In short, he showed us one path to combating hunger. (Montana Standard, MT)
Comment is free: Martin Kettle Oct 13, 2007
Ever since he read Rachel Carson as a young man, the environmental cause has shaped Gore's life. For this, like Carson, he has been regularly smeared as a dangerous subversive. (Guardian Unlimited)
When nature turns colors Oct 11, 2007
Forget you car and grab a kayak or a canoe at Wells Harbor and paddle back into the Rachel Carson at high tide. The marsh itself is turning gorgeous colors and the trees that border it will soon be spectacular. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Breast Cancer Linked To Pesticide DDT, Study Suggests Oct 10, 2007
The harmful impact of DDT on wildlife was the subject of "Silent Spring" (1962) by Rachel Carson. In 1972, DDT was banned for almost all uses in the United States. (Science Daily)
For Pitt scientist, unpleasant truths Oct 10, 2007
And if anyone should know how to scour a makeup label for toxins, it's this woman sometimes likened to Rachel Carson. And she's not thrilled to have to inspect labels, something she does because of the lack of government regulations on chemicals in many household products. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letters, Oct. 4: Big Tobacco clutches constitutional straw Oct 5, 2007
Liberals, incited by Rachel Carson, led the effort to ban DDT in Africa without looking for a phased approach or other alternatives, and that led to the death of millions. " Name:Comments: Copyright ? 2007. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Take care to secure the future Oct 4, 2007
I kept remembering a friend of many years, the head of the University of Montana's Ecology Department, whose single complaint -- after teaching hundreds of students the importance and interrelationship of man and nature -- was that schools generously grant scholarships for athletes, but it was almost impossible to get grants for research students, such as Rachel Carson and others, who stood to make major contributions to the well-being of our world. He reminded me that it has been the hunters... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Reintroducing dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT) in Ghana? Sep 26, 2007
The crux, the fulcrum over which the argument [for the control in the use of insecticide DDT] chiefly rests, is that Miss Rachel Carson [the proponent for the control in the use of DDT pesticide] maintains that the balance of nature is a major force in the survival of man, whereas the modern chemist, the modern biologist and scientist, believes that man is steadily controlling nature ... Environment activist Rachel Carson commenting on why she investigated the use of chemical pesticides said:... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
